‘Sharad Pawar wants MVA parties to fight in a united manner against BJP’: Sanjay Raut
The Hindu
Sanjay Raut said that it has been NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s wish that all MVA parties contest in a united manner against the BJP
Dismissing current speculations on any friction amid the Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents — NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) — Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut on April 24 said that it has been NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s wish that all parties contest in a united manner.
Commenting on Mr. Pawar’s alleged remark about the uncertainty of the MVA alliance in the future, Mr. Raut said: ”It has been Sharad Pawar’s wish that all three parties fight in a united manner against the BJP. He has had a special importance in forming the MVA. We speak with him almost every day. I don’t think he will ever take any such stance [about uncertainty of MVA alliance].”
Mr. Raut further claimed that movements had begun behind the scenes in New Delhi to replace Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde as the current government was ‘hurting’ the BJP’s popularity in the State.
Mr. Raut’s remarks come amid daily developments in the Maharashtra political battleground which has seen buzz of Ajit Pawar possibly joining the ruling Shinde-BJP dispensation. However, Mr. Ajit Pawar also strongly refuted suggestions of any schisms within the MVA, and said the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance was merely deploying “diversionary tactics” to draw attention away from pressing issues facing the State.
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