Ajit Pawar: ‘Nothing new, not worried’: NCP supremo Sharad Pawar reacts after Ajit Pawar joins Shinde govt | India News

NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Sunday played down his nephew Ajit Pawar‘s move to join the Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra and said that he is “not worried”.
Pawar said that he had called a meeting of all leaders on July 6 to make a few changes within the party but a few leaders took a “different stand” before that.
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“Today’s episode may be new for others, but not for me.The party I was leading in 1980 had 58 MLAs, later all left and only 6 MLAs left, but I strengthened the numbers and those who left me lost in their constituencies. I am not bothered that people have left, but I am worried for their future,” SharadPawar said.
“I am receiving several calls from a lot of people, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and others have called me. I am not worried about whatever happened today. Tomorrow, I will take the blessings of YB Chavan and will hold a public meeting,” he added.

He further said that the NCP MLAs and all senior leaders will sit together to decide about any action against the rebel leaders. “Being the president, I had appointed Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare but they did not follow their responsibilities. Therefore, I have to take some action against them,” he said.

In a surprising turn of events, nine Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs including senior leader Ajit Pawar have taken oath as ministers in the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government. Ajit Pawar was sworn in as the deputy chief minister. This is the third time in four years that Ajit Pawar has taken oath as the state’s deputy CM.
Party sources said Ajit Pawar has the backing of more than 40 MLAs in Vidhan Sabha and more than 6 MLCs in Vidhan Parishad.