Ajit Pawar is contesting against nephew and NCP(SP) candidate Yugendra Pawar in Baramati, a constituency the deputy CM has represented as an MLA since 1991.
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Monday hit out at his uncle Sharad Pawar, accusing the undivided Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder of creating a split in the family.
“I previously admitted to making a mistake, but it seems like others are now making errors too. My family and I had agreed to file the form in Baramati first, but that didn’t happen. Despite the challenges, we managed to improve the situation,” the 60-year-old NCP leader said at a rally after filing nomination from Baramati.
Ajit Pawar’s nephew and grandson of Sharad Pawar, Yugendra Pawar, is contesting from the same constituency as the NCP-SP candidate. The deputy CM has been an MLA from this constituency since 1991.
“My mother has been very supportive, and she even advised that they should not nominate anyone against Ajit Pawar. However, I was told that Saheb (Sharad Pawar) instructed someone to file a nomination against me,” ANI quoted Ajit Pawar.
Referring to Sharad Pawar, the deputy CM said,”Saheb created the split within the family. … I just want to say that politics should not be brought to such a low level, because it took the generations to be united and it doesn’t take a single moment to break the family.”
Referring to the development work in his constituency, Ajit Pawar said,”Some people questions development work done in Baramati, this doesn’t mean development by making roads and even building schools does not mean development. I need to understand what is development what should be done so that we can say this development, … I understand you have a right to speak ……but, what you talk it is not understandable.”