‘Pawar family reuniting again, it was Ajit dada’s dream,’ says Rohit Pawar as he backs Sunetra for NCP chief

The elections to 12 zila parishads and panchayat samitis in Maharashtra were scheduled to be held on Thursday, but were postponed to Saturday after Ajit Pawar’s death. The results will be declared on Monday.

Reiterating that his uncle wished that a maximum number of his supporters and workers should get elected in the zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections, Rohit added, “Today, we have to acknowledge that this was his final dream. I have exercised my right to vote today along with my family. I am confident that the voters and workers will fulfil Dada’s dream of seeing his supporters elected to the zilla parishad in large numbers.”

Speaking about a viral video featuring himself, Sharad Pawar, Ajit’s son Parth Pawar, the NCP(SP) secretary said, “We had an emotional conversation. There are certain things we will have to do in the coming times—not political ones.”

On the issue of merger, Rohit said, “I see Ajit kaka (uncle) in Sunetra kaki (aunt). There is a heartfelt wish that the vacant post of national president should be given to Sunetra kaki.”

On Thursday too, he had made a similar statement backing Ajit’s wife Sunetra Pawar as NCP national president. “As the Pawar family, we wish that after taking over as Deputy Chief Minister, Sunetra kaki should be the next NCP national president.”

In a social media post on Wednesday, Rohit had asked voters to ensure the NCP’s victory in the zilla parishad polls. “It is a request to all voters of zilla parishads where the elections are scheduled to consider this an appropriate time to cooperate in supporting the ideology of Ajit Pawar by remembering him. It will be a true homage to the deceased leader by carrying forward his legacy of thought,” he had said.