15 August,2023 06:54 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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On Tuesday, the NCP working president Supriya Sule dismissed speculation that the party chief Sharad Pawar is moving towards the BJP camp.
Sule stated that Sharad Pawar has cleared his stand in his Sangola speech. Pawar had said that his party will not go with the BJP as its ideology does not fit in NCP's political framework.
"I have spoken with Congress and Shiv Sena(UBT). There is no confusion. No need to worry. Confusion must have cleared if you have listened to the Sangola speech and press brief of Sharad Pawar where he has cleared his stand," Sule said.
Earlier, Congress leader Nana Patole slammed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar over the "secret" meeting held at Pune.
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Patole stated that such meetings are creating confusion among the people. Patole said, "Such meetings are creating confusion among the people. If they are relatives, what was the need for them to meet secretly".
Speaking about his meeting with Ajit Pawar, the NCP chief, said, "What is wrong with meeting my nephew? How it can become secret when it was held at someone's residence. I was there at his residence".
Patole also said that he had discussed this with (UBT Shiv Sena) party chief Uddhav Thackeray.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said nothing much happened during his meeting with his uncle Sharad Pawar in Pune last week.
"Pawar Saheb (Sharad Pawar) has already clarified. The media is giving different kinds of publicity to a meeting that took place between family members, leading to confusion. There is no reason to think that anything unusual transpired at the meeting," he said.
(with inputs from agencies)