Targeting Supriya Sule, Ajit Pawar says speeches, award won’t solve issues in Baramati
Reminding people that it was the Election Commission and the Speaker that declared his faction to be the real NCP, Ajit Pawar said he would have got full control of the party if he had been the “seniormost leader’s son”.
“Had I been the son of the seniormost leader, then he would have given me full control of the party. But I was born in his own family, I’m the son of his own brother,” Ajit said. (Photo: X/@mahancpspeaks)
Taking a jibe at his cousin and Baramati MP Supriya Sule, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said there was no point in delivering speeches in Parliament and getting honoured with the Sansad Ratna award without putting in hard work in one’s own constituency. Ajit added that he did not roam around taking selfies.
“The problems faced by people are not solved by just delivering speeches in Parliament or bagging the Sansad Ratna award. If I had delivered speeches in Mumbai and bagged an award without working here in Baramati, would that have helped in addressing the problems faced by the people?,” Ajit said in Baramati.
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Ajit added that he was misunderstood when he spoke about emotional appeal. “If we had made someone whom our seniormost leader (Sharad Pawar) wanted to be made the party president, then everything would have been fine. Just because I became the president, then I am a bad man, I have stolen the party… I have not stolen the party. First, the Election Commission of India (ECI) and then the state Assembly Speaker declared us to be the real NCP and allotted us the party symbol,” he said.
“Had I been the son of the seniormost leader, then he would have given me full control of the party. But I was born in his own family, I’m the son of his own brother,” Ajit said.
The deputy chief minister said earlier he had to take directives from the seniormost leaders. “Now I am busy issuing directives,” he added.
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