In a bid to mobilise occasion employees behind him, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Wednesday took on his rebel nephew Ajit Pawar with sharp barbs and concurrently attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Objecting to his huge picture adorning the stage at a parallel assembly convened by Ajit Pawar, the NCP chief stated these utilizing his picture are conscious that they don’t have anything else.

Addressing NCP employees at YB Chavan Center in Mumbai, Pawar referred to as the assembly “historic” and confused that they need to hold marching forward regardless of the hurdles. Amid the continued struggle for the occasion’s identify and image, Pawar additionally assured his supporters that the NCP image is “with us, it is not going anywhere.”

The factional struggle of the NCP has reached the doorstep of the Election Commission with the group led by Ajit Pawar submitting over 40 affidavits of MLAs and MPs in his help. Rebel NCP chief Chhagan Bhujbal additionally earlier claimed that greater than 40 MLAs have been with Ajit Pawar camp however a few of them could not be current on the venue as a result of have been both “stuck in traffic or were in other states.” The Sharad Pawar camp, in the meantime, has reportedly filed a caveat with the ballot authority urging it to listen to them first earlier than passing any directive in reference to the factional struggle.

As the ‘Pawar vs Pawar’ struggle intensified on Wednesday, with each camps flexing their muscular tissues at separate conferences, here is what the NCP chief stated:

1. “Today, the entire country is watching us…This meeting is historic for NCP. We have to keep marching ahead despite the hurdles in our way.”
2. “24 years ago we formed this party. In these 24 years, we tried to build the party. Many, in fact, entered the assembly…some became MPs…Many new leaders emerged. They have only one emotion, which was to change the face of Maharashtra. We became successful because of your struggle and your hard work.”
3. “Just a few days ago, they (Ajit Pawar) derided chief minister Eknath Shinde, saying they haven’t seen such a CM in all these years, but today they have joined him,” Sharad Pawar stated.
4. “The party symbol is with us, it is not going anywhere. The people and party workers who brought us to power are with us.”
5. Hitting out at Ajit Pawar, the NCP chief stated, “Some people made speeches today…did you see the photograph in the meeting….my photographs.”
6. “Ajit Pawar should have spoken to me if he had any problems. If he had something on his mind he could have approached me.”
7. “We weren’t taken into confidence by the MLAs who decided to split. Ajit Pawar faction has not followed any procedure.”
8. “You (BJP) called the NCP corrupt. So, why have you allied with the NCP now? Whatever happened to Uddhav Thackeray has been repeated.”
9. Taking a swipe on the ruling BJP, Pawar stated, “The power is in the hands of those who are not working in the interest of the nation. There has to be discussion in a democracy. As Maharastra CM, we would seek feedback from people. There’s no discussion in the country.”