Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar has conveyed to the party that he is unable to attend its day-long convention in Mumbai today .
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar has conveyed to the party that he is unable to attend its day-long convention in Mumbai today due to his prior commitments elsewhere, which has raised eyebrows in political circles as speculation about his next political move refuse to die down.
Speaking to reporters in Pune, Ajit Pawar played down the buzz saying that he is not able to attend the NCP meeting as he has to remain present for some other programmes happening at the same time.
The NCP also said that Ajit Pawar’s inability to attend the party meeting does not mean he is planning to quit the organisation.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar is scheduled to address the party meeting in the state capital in the evening. The party meet started this morning.
Intense speculation is going on in Maharashtra’s political circles about Ajit Pawar’s growing proximity with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Rumours about his next political move started swirling last week when he suddenly cancelled his scheduled meetings and also made comments which were seen as being soft on the BJP and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s camp.