- By Shivam Shandilya
- Fri, 05 May 2023 05:54 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Sharad Pawar Resignation: HOURS after the panel of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) rejected the resignation of the party chief, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP and Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut on Friday welcomed the Nationalist Congress Party's decision rejecting its President Sharad Pawar's resignation.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray & other opposition parties have conveyed their feelings to Sharad Pawar that his leadership is necessary for opposition unity & the country considering the current political environment in country: Sanjay Raut,Uddhav Thackeray faction leader pic.twitter.com/2j2RySlAVK
— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2023
Raut said that there is no alternative to Pawar Sahab and that the decision taken by the committee is correct. He also said that his leadership is necessary for opposition unity and the country, considering the current political environment in the country.
"Someone who since the day they entered politics has been working towards social and political welfare. That politician is only a true politician then… The committee that was set up to make a decision, they did not have any other solution. That is why they went back to Pawar sahab and asked him to continue his leadership of the party", Raut said.
"All parties are clear on this, he is a uniting force. Pawar Saheb must continue as NCP President, at least till the (2024) elections," Raut added.
He also said that if Pawar Sahab does not remain as the chief of the NCP, it will affect the party. If a big political party's leader, especially someone like Pawar Sahab, who is widely respected, does not remain chief of the party, it obviously affects the party.
On Friday, the NCP passed a resolution rejecting Sharad Pawar's resignation as party chief and requested that he continue to lead the party that he founded.
According to ANI sources, the decision was taken after a party's core committee met this morning to decide on the new national president of the NCP, following Sharad Pawar's decision to step down from the post.
The 18-member committee that met today consisted of Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, KK Sharma, Ajit Pawar, Jayant Patil, Supriya Sule, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil, Anil Deshmukh, Rajesh Tope, Jitendra Awhad, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Munde, Jaidev Gaikwad, Narhari Jhirwal, Fauzia Khan, President, Nationalist Mahila Congress, Dheeraj Sharma, President Nationalist Youth Congress.
(With input from ANI)