Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said that the Nationalist Congress Party joining the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra cabinet will help in the development of the state. He also said that several political parties joining NDA will provide a strong and stable government in the Centre for the development of the country.
"Several political parties want to join NDA for the development of the country and NCP has initiated this. I have faith that the NCP joining the Maharashtra cabinet will help in the development of the state. Keeping the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in mind, these political parties joining NDA will provide a strong and stable government in the Centre for the development of the country," Anurag Thakur said, as quoted by the news agency ANI.
This comes after Ajit Pawar took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Sunday after he turned rebel and joined the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government. After Sunday's drama, NCP president Sharad Pawar led the charge on Monday, sacking party's working president Praful Patel and general secretary and treasurer Sunil Tatkare after both sided with Ajit Pawar in his revolt.
The NCP supremo's action came soon after NCP working president Supriya Sule, in a letter, demanded disciplinary action against Patel, known to be a close aide of Sharad Pawar, and Tatkare, whose daughter Aditi took oath as minister on Sunday.
In a tit-for-tat move, the Ajit Pawar faction appointed Tatkare as the Maharashtra NCP president in place of Jayant Patil. It also asked the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to disqualify Jayant Patil and Jitendra Awhad from membership of the House. Addressing a press conference, Praful Patel announced Ajit Pawar as the leader of the NCP legislature party.
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