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Last Updated: May 02, 2023, 18:20 IST
File photo of Sharad Pawar (R) and Ajit Pawar. (News18)
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Earlier in the day, Pawar sprang a surprise by saying he was stepping down as the chief of the Nationalist Congress Party, the outfit he founded after breaking away from the Congress in 1999
Hours after Sharad Pawar announced to step down as the NCP president, nephew and party leader Ajit Pawar said that the veteran politician has agreed to rethink his decision.
“…we told him (Sharad Pawar) that workers are quite upset. We also told him that party workers want him to remain the party president along with having a working president. He said he will rethink his decision and requires 2-3 days…” Ajit Pawar told reporters.
#WATCH | “…we told him (Sharad Pawar) that workers are quite upset. We also told him that party workers want him to remain the party president along with having a working president. He said he will rethink his decision & requires 2-3 days…”: NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Sharad… pic.twitter.com/8Fjb41QdDD— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2023
Speaking to reporters at Y B Chavan Centre in Mumbai, Ajit Pawar said that everyone was taken by surprise at the book launch where the NCP veteran announced his decision to step down as the party chief after 24 years.
“We all had gathered for the book launch of saheb (Pawar). No one thought that he will take such a decision. It was a shock for all,” he said.
Earlier in the day, Pawar sprang a surprise by saying he was stepping down as the chief of the Nationalist Congress Party, the outfit he founded after breaking away from the Congress in 1999. He made the announcement of his retirement during the release of his autobiography, “Lok Majhe Sangaayi – Political Autobiography”.
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