Pune: There is a rift within the NDA in Maharashtra again. The BJP leader has made such a demand, which shows that everything is not well within the NDA. A BJP official from Shirur in Pune district has demanded the removal of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and his NCP from the ruling NDA alliance. It is important to mention here that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena is also included in the ruling alliance in Maharashtra. BJP leader and Vice President of Shirur Tehsil Sudarshan Chaudhary has made this demand in the party meeting. Its video is viral on social media.
In the viral video, BJP’s Shirur Tehsil Vice President Sudarshan Chaudhary is demanding Ajit Pawar’s ouster from the alliance in a party meeting. However, Ajit’s faction’s NCP is furious after seeing the video. Ajit’s faction’s NCP has strongly reacted to the BJP leader’s demand. NCP workers attacked the BJP leader on Thursday and asked him to apologize.
‘Kick Ajit Pawar out’
During the meeting, Sudarshan Chaudhary told the BJP leadership in the video, “This is my suggestion for you. Listen to what the party workers are thinking. If you really want to take a decision, then remove Ajit Pawar from Mahayuti (ruling NDA alliance).” He also said that senior leaders like Subhash Deshmukh, Rahul Kulkarni and Yogesh Tilekar, who were present in the meeting, could have become ministers and others could have been made heads of state-run corporations if Ajit Pawar was not a part of the ruling party.
what was said in the video
BJP leader Chaudhary claimed that the BJP was opposing Ajit Pawar for the last 10 years, but now the workers are scared because the power is in the hands of the Deputy Chief Minister. All the BJP workers of the tehsil wish that they do not want a power in which Ajit Pawar is involved. In the video, Chaudhary further said, ‘Why should Ajit Pawar be brought to power, because he will issue orders and suppress BJP workers.’
NCP created ruckus
Talking to reporters on this issue, BJP leader Chowdhary said that during the review meeting held in Shirur, BJP workers openly expressed their wishes. Meanwhile, when Chowdhary was talking to reporters, many NCP leaders and workers of Ajit faction reached the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) premises and raised slogans against him. Not only this, NCP workers asked Chowdhary to apologize for his statement against the Deputy CM. They also tried to smear Chowdhary’s face with soot, but he managed to escape.
apologised later
After this, the police reached the spot and somehow brought the situation under control. However, later BJP leader Sudarshan Chaudhary clarified that his views were personal and do not represent the stand of the BJP. He told the NCP workers who created a ruckus on this issue that if my words have hurt Ajit Dada, then I apologize. Let us tell you that since the results of the Lok Sabha elections, there has been a sound of discord in the Maharashtra NDA.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 28, 2024, 07:42 IST