NCP Leader Supriya Sule declines offer of central cabinet berth claimed by Congress
NCP Leader Supriya Sule declines offer of central cabinet berth claimed by Congress
Hitting back at the Congress, she said the party leaders should introspect on why they were making such statements.
Nationalist Congress Party leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday strongly reacted to media report of being offered Central Cabinet Berth allegedly claimed by leader and former Maharashtra chief minister, Prithviraj Chavan. She added that she hasn’t received such offer of a portfolio.
She hit back at the Congress, saying that the party leaders should introspect on why they were making such statements.
Speaking to the reporters in Mumbai, Sule claimed that she hasn’t received such offer and neither has anyone had any conversations on those lines with her and she has no idea about it.
On the contrary, the Maharashtra Congress leaders need to be questioned why they are issuing such statements.
She is shares personal connect with the senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Gaurav Gogoi, but not in touch with any of their leaders in Maharashtra.
Earlier, on Wednesday, Congress leader and the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly, Vijay Wadettiwar, questioned the recent meeting amidst Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar, who heads the rival faction of the party.
Earlier, Ajit Pawar, along with 8 loyalist MLAs, engineered a split in the NCP. The rival faction joined the ruling NDA government in the state, with Ajit Pawar taking oath as the deputy chief minister.
Wadettiwar claimed that
PM Modi had put forward a condition for Ajit Pawar to be made the Maharashtra CM that he has to convince his uncle to join the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre.
Wadettiwar questioned why Ajit Pawar frequently meets Sharad Pawar? The BJP’s position in the state has improved even after they engineered a split in two parties (NCP, Shiv Sena). Hence, they are have to turn to Sharad Pawar as he is a mass leader. Without his help, next year, the BJP won’t win more Lok Sabha seats from the state.
He added yet nother reason for the meetings is that Narendra Modi has told Ajit Pawar that he cannot become the chief minister unless he convinces Sharad Pawar to come on board (join NDA).
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the core committee meeting of the Maharashtra Congress was underway in Mumbai.
Earlier, on Monday, Congress leader Nana Patole slammed Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and his uncle over the secret meeting held at Pune, alleging that such meetings were creating confusion among the people.
Such meetings are creating confusion among the people. If they are relatives, what was the need for them to meet secretly?
Sharad Pawar, himself, thwarted speculations of his switch to the NDA, which gained ground following his meeting with Ajit Pawar, that it wasn’t a secret meeing as was reported.
He questioned as to what’s wrong meeting his nephew? How it could be a secret when it was held at someone’s residence? He was at Ajit Pawar’s residence.
Patole added that the Congress eyeing on the developments in Maharashtra politics and will raise the issue in the upcoming INDIA meeting in Mumbai.
He further added that talks have also been held with their leader Rahul Gandhi in this regard. The Congress high command is also keeping an eye on this. The matter will also be up for discussion during the INDIA meeting in Mumbai.
Meanwhile as per Congress Sources, Leaders of the united Opposition, under the banner of Indian National Developmental Democratic Alliance (INDIA), are scheduled to hold their third meeting in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1.
News Edit K.V.Raman
