Ajit Pawar on joining Mahayuti: PM Modi, Amit Shah's working styles match mine

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader Ajit Pawar issued a statement on Monday clarifying his decision to join the ruling BJP and Shiv Senaled National Democratic Alliance NDA in the stateAs per an ANI report Pawar in his statement praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for their strong leadership and correct decisionmaking and expressed gratitude for the development work they had performed He drew parallels with their working style and stated his working style is identical to theirsThe decision taken by the Nationalist Congress Party to join hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena is still being discussed in different media This letter is to make my role in this matter more clear I find it important that the development work that is being done in this country under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah Strong leadership and correct decisionmaking process these are their qualities that I like very much My and their working methods are very similar his statement was cited in the ANI reportHighlighting the importance of development work under Modi and Shahs leadership Pawar stated his intention to collaborate with them to further the states progress He asserted that since joining the government development initiatives had gained momentum the agency report statedI felt that it would be possible to carry out some of my future plans for development with them in a more effective manner so I decided to go with them with the aim of taking this state towards development Since I have taken this role it has been my experience that since joining the government development work has gained momentum his statement further read per the news agencyAccording to the ANI report Pawar lauded the efforts for development taken under PM Modi and HM Shahs leadership and expressed willingness to partner with them to further the states development He also claimed that since joining the Eknath Shindeled government in Maharashtra development efforts have gained traction He also stated that it is crucial to be in power to impact change to carry out development projects and added that he bore no ill will for his seniors possibly alluding to his uncle and founder of NCPSharad PawarThe Deputy CM wrote I have seen it done both by being in power and by being in opposition While in power we have seen development slowing down rapidly and while in opposition we have also seen development works getting stuck So one truth which cannot be denied is that for development work it is necessary for you to be in powerI have no intention of disrespecting fatherly or elder people How can the standard of living of the people be raised how can the facilities of their basic infrastructure be made more efficient So this is for the work of the people his statement was cited in the ANI reportHe closed his address by encouraging people to join him on the path of growth and seeking blessings from seniors for his effortsI have taken my own role intending to complete the development works without any compromise with the ideology and objective etc In this I do not dare to insult anyone in any way hurt anyones feelings or cheat anyone or harm anyone It was never my intention to have a dagger in my back or anything like that nor will I ever have one he statedOn July 2 last year Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs joined the Maharashtra administration led by Eknath Shinde