NCP vs NCP(SP): Bhujbal, Mushrif deny merger talks were on

MUMBAI: Monday saw claims and counter-claims astir meetings to program a merger betwixt the 2 NCP groups — with Sharad Pawar’s faction confirming the meetings and much voices successful Ajit Pawar’s outfit denying them.

Pawar Sr, meanwhile, deed backmost astatine CM Devendra Fadnavis implicit his connection that Ajit Pawar would person informed him if determination were merger talks.

Pawar Sr informally told journalists that those who were not contiguous astatine the meetings would not cognize what transpired.NCP MP and authorities president Sunil Tatkare asked connected Monday, “We had taken a corporate determination to articulation the BJP-led NDA and radical of the authorities person stamped their support of Ajit dada’s determination successful the 2024 assembly elections.

Those speaking of a merger should reply whether they are good with it.”NCP curate Chhagan Bhujbal agreed with the presumption that if merger talks were serious, BJP would person been informed. “Today, Sunetra Pawar is the lawman CM. She volition talk to others and travel to a decision.”“We are with the BJP govt and with NDA. If specified talks were held, BJP would person to beryllium informed and decisions would person to beryllium taken astir who would beryllium portion of NDA astatine the Centre,” Bhujbal said.

He added Ajit Pawar had not informed him astir immoderate merger talks. NCP curate Hasan Mushrif besides said helium was not contiguous astatine immoderate of the talks. “As acold arsenic I know, determination was nary gathering successful which leaders of some parties were present.”But NCP (SP)’s Jitendra Awhad said, “It is 2000% existent that merger talks were on.”