NCP (SP) spokesperson Pravin Kunte Patil dismissed reports of an impending reunion with the rival faction currently headed by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar. Working president Supriya Sule explained that while merger discussions once occurred and even had a date set, all talks permanently concluded following the death of former party chief Ajit Pawar. Sule confirmed she has received no recent communication from the faction and stressed that her interactions with Praful Patel are strictly limited to official parliamentary committee business. She urged the press to redirect its focus toward major legislative matters like the FCRA Bill and One Nation, One Election.
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The Sharad Pawar faction firmly rejected any merger proposals and stated interested group…: The Sharad Pawar faction firmly rejected any merger proposals and stated interested groups must instead join their organization.
Supriya Sule denied having any alliance discussions with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led N…: Supriya Sule denied having any alliance discussions with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance.
Official communications and meetings with senior leader Praful Patel remain strictly conf…: Official communications and meetings with senior leader Praful Patel remain strictly confined to non-political parliamentary committee duties.
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National President of Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction, Sunetra Pawar (left). NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule (Right).
NEW DELHI: The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) on Saturday dismissed reports of a possible merger with the Ajit Pawar-led faction as "completely false", saying it had no plans to merge with any other political party.NCP (SP) spokesperson Pravin Kunte Patil alleged that the reports were being deliberately circulated to divert public attention from pressing issues such as drought, inflation, unemployment, alleged vote theft and irregularities in Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examinations."Our official stand is that those who wish to merge should join our party," Kunte Patil said, PTI reported.His remarks came amid renewed speculation about a possible reunion between the two NCP factions: the one led by Sharad Pawar and the other headed by Maharashtra Deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar.Earlier in the day, NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule said discussions about a merger had ended for her following the death of her cousin, former NCP chief Ajit Pawar. She also said she had received no communication from leaders of…
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