‘MLAs come, and can go anywhere’: NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s party meeting in pictures

Supporters of Sharad Pawar gather outside YB Chavan centre. (Express photo)

The group of party supporters collected affidavits from the workers, reposing trust in the leadership of Sharad Pawar and Jayant Patil. (Ganesh Shirsekar)

NCP chief Sharad Pawar attends the party meeting at Y B Chavan Centre, on Mumbai, Wednesday. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)

Starting his speech from the YB Chavan auditorium, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said the NCP was born 24 years ago in Mumbai and worked hard to form the government.

Sharad Pawar said that if tomorrow anyone stands up and claims to be the main party, it cannot be allowed. " Until you are in the hearts of people, symbols don't matter. Have you seen posters and banners by people? My photo is the largest. That is because they know that they have nothing else to bank upon,' Pawar said.

Asking party workers not to worry about the MLAs leaving the party, Pawar said it was time to create a generation of new leaders. He said that irrespective of whoever was staking claim to the party’s name and symbol, it was not possible to snatch it away.

Reaffirming his faith in the power of people, Pawar said that though his party is not in power, it is among the people.