If one person takes different stand, it doesn't mean family has split: Sule

Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar party leader Supriya Sule has said if one member of a large family takes a different stand it does not mean there is a split within the family reported news agency PTIShe also noted that BJP leaders these days do not talk about alleged corruption of her partySule however did not name Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar who parted ways with his uncle and Sules father Sharad Pawar last year to join the Shiv SenaBJP governmentOur family has around 120 to 125 members including small kids and in such a big family if one person puts forth a different opinion it does not signify a split Sule told reporters in Pune on Wednesday reported PTIOur family is united and it will remain united forever the Lok Sabha member from Baramati said reported PTIAsked about Union minister Amit Shahs statement that Sharad Pawar wanted to make her chief minister Sule said she was thankful to Shah for freeing the NCP of corruptionWhenever he used to come to Maharashtra he used to refer to the NCP as naturally corrupt party but now no big leaders from the BJP talk about corruption Whatever allegations he had made no one talks about it and that is why I am very thankful to the BJP and Shah she said reported PTIThere is dynasty politics in his own party Sule claimedMeanwhile Former Rajya Sabha member Sambhaji Raje Chhatrapati has said that as his father Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj is likely to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Kolhapur there is no question of him staking a claim for the seat reported PTISpeculation is rife that Shahu Maharaj a descendant of the iconic 17th century ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj would be the candidate for the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA from Kolhapur reported PTIThe MVA comprising the Congress Shiv Sena UBT headed by Uddhav Thackeray and NCP Sharadchandra Pawar is yet to announce its candidates for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in MaharashtraIts leaders have been holding hectic parleys for the last several days to reach a consensus on the allocation of seatsIt was confirmed that I would be contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Kolhapur or Nashik constituency but when it was decided that Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj my father would be contesting the elections from Kolhapur it is the peoples wish and in this scenario there is no question of my contesting the Lok Sabha seat Sambhaji Raje told reporters on Wednesday reported PTIHe said if his father gets the ticket his entire effort will be directed to ensure Shahu Maharajs victory in KolhapurWith inputs from PTI