NCP vs NCP Tej: Sharad Pawar, nephew Ajit call meetings of loyal MLAs

New Delhi: The Sharad Pawar-led NCP has issued a whip to all MLAs asking them to be present at an important meeting in Mumbai on Wednesday, while the rival group led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has also called a separate party meeting. Is. MLA here. A one-line whip issued by Sharad Pawar-led NCP chief whip Jitendra Awhad on Tuesday said that Sharad Pawar has called a meeting on July 5 at 1 pm at YB Chavan Center and the presence of all MLAs is mandatory. ,

Senior Pawar named Awhad as chief whip after nephew Ajit Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government along with eight other MLAs on Sunday.

The Ajit Pawar camp on Tuesday issued a notice to all present and former MLAs, MPs, office-bearers, working committee members and others, asking them to attend a meeting called by the group’s appointed Maharashtra unit president Sunil Tatkare. . MET Institute’s campus in suburban Bandra on Wednesday.

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The notice was issued by Shivajirao Garje, who has been expelled by the Sharad Pawar-led party for “indulging in anti-party activities”. The Ajit Pawar camp has asked Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar to disqualify state NCP president Jayant Patil and Jitendra Awhad as legislators.

NCP working president Praful Patel, who was sacked by Sharad Pawar from the party, on Monday appointed Ajit Pawar as the leader of the NCP Legislature Party, while Anil Bhaidas Patil, who took oath as a minister on Sunday, will continue as party whip. in the assembly.

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Sharad Pawar-led NCP has filed a petition before Speaker Narvekar, seeking disqualification of Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs who took oath as ministers in the Eknath Shinde-led government. The NCP has 53 MLAs in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.