The Sharad Pawar-led NCP on Tuesday issued a whip to all legislators asking them to be present for an important meeting on Wednesday, while the rival group led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar also organized a separate gathering of party legislators in Mumbai. Called a meeting. A one-line whip issued by Jitendra Awhad, chief whip of the Pawar-led NCP, said that Sharad Pawar has called a meeting at YB Chavan Center on July 5 at 1 pm and the presence of all MLAs is mandatory. The senior Pawar named Awhad as chief whip after nephew Ajit Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government with eight MLAs on Sunday.
The Ajit Pawar camp also issued a notice on Tuesday 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. Went. MET Institute campus in suburban Bandra on Wednesday morning. 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 demanded the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly to disqualify State NCP President Jayant Patil and Jitendra Awhad from the post of MLAs.
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.