Ajit Pawar leaves the National Congress Party’s national convention.
In a theatrical arch of events at the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) national tradition in Delhi, where party president Sharad Pawar was present, his nephew and opponent leader Ajit Pawar left the podium while Maharashtra president Jayant Patil was giving a sermon.
Sonia Dohan, a spokesperson for the Nationalist Congress Party, denied reports that Ajit Pawar had left the meeting. “While returning from the restroom, the media accosted him, and there was a seven to eight-minute delay for him to return to the stage,” she explained. “However, he did return.”
According to reports, Patil and Pawar had disagreements in August because the former wanted to be named state leader of the opposition. The former state water resources minister stated that he wished to be appointed to the position but later admitted that he was involved in the decision to name Ajit Pawar.
Patil had repudiated being dissatisfied with the Nationalist Congress Party commander and had also disavowed news that he and his proponents were planning to join the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Ajit Pawar chose to leave when it was his turn to address the gathering, and the party workers were eagerly awaiting his speech.
Meanwhile, Sharad Pawar claimed in his speech that the BJP was attempting to divert young people’s attention away from issues such as unemployment by bringing up religious issues. According to The Indian Express, he stated, “Karl Marx said religion is the opium for the masses.” “We will have to be wary of the Union government’s divisive policies based on religion and caste.”
Pawar also stated that it was necessary to investigate whether it was possible to bring together like-minded political parties willing to work together to challenge the BJP’s “communal politics.”
Supriya Sule, his cousin, and MP, also went to persuade him, but he did not return until Pawar began his concluding speech. Ajit Pawar told reporters he would give a speech in Maharashtra.
The development gained significance after Jayant Patil openly expressed his displeasure with Ajit Pawar’s elevation to the position of leader of the opposition in the state Assembly. Patil was interested in the position and had expressed his desire to the NCP supremo.
Patil was so enraged that he refused to issue a letter to the Speaker in support of Ajit Pawar’s appointment as leader of the opposition, and Praful Patel, the national general secretary, had to summon him twice.
On Sunday, the party’s two-day ritual in the nation’s capital became extinct. All of the leaders were expected to speak to the crowd, including Ajit Pawar, who was scheduled to speak before the NCP president.
The party workers gathered at the Talkatora stadium demanded that Ajit Pawar attend the address. After party MP Amol Kolhe finished his speech, workers began shouting Ajit Pawar’s name again, but Praful Patel insisted Jayant Patil speak for two more minutes.
Patil appeared hesitant to speak at first, but eventually approached the podium and began his speech. That’s when Ajit Pawar left the dais, and Supriya Sule followed him. As soon as Jayant Patil finished his speech, Patel called out Ajit Pawar’s name, saying that the leader of the opposition would now address the gathering due to popular demand. However, Ajit Pawar was not present. Patel informed the audience that Ajit had gone to the restroom and would be on the dais before Pawar’s speech.
Meanwhile, the Rashtrawadi Yuvak Congress (youth wing) and Student Congress flags, as well as a Hindi song for the party’s Haryana unit, were launched. Finally, Pawar took the stage to deliver his closing remarks, which Ajit Pawar did.
Everyone was intrigued (to speak at the national convention). When asked about his decision, Ajit Pawar told reporters, “I will speak in Maharashtra.”
Pawar, on the other hand, attempted to downplay the move. “In the national convention, national leaders and state presidents should speak, so I decided not to speak,” Pawar explained. “However, the media published an incorrect report that I was not allowed to speak… I went to the washroom.
I request that you not publish false or incorrect news. I have hardly spoken at our national convention.” When asked about his decision, Pawar told reporters, “I will speak in Maharashtra.”
Ajit Pawar chose to leave when his turn to address the gathering was supposed to come and the party workers were eagerly waiting for his speech
