It would not be good decision for any party to deny ticket to me: Pankaja Munde

Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader Pankaja Munde on Wednesday said it would not be a good decision for any party not to give her a ticket for the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections reported news agency PTIThe former state minister was speaking at a function organised by a news channelWhy would my party not field meIt would not be a good decision for any party not to give election ticket to a candidate like me If they take such a decision they will have to answer peoples questions Pankaja Munde said to a question reported PTIPankaja who was defeated in 2019 in Parli assembly seat by her estranged cousin and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde also said she was not looking for a new constituencyI will also not replace my sister Lok Sabha member Pritam Munde Pankaja Munde added reported PTIOn her 2019 defeat Pankaja Munde said You need to see the number of votes that got diverted due to some candidates If some 15000 votes of Dhananjay Munde had got divided I would have won the electionOn sympathetic comments made about her by NCP leader Supriya Sule Pankaja Munde said Perhaps she is going through now what I had gone through some 1012 years agoDhananjay Munde notably is now with the Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP which rebelled against Sharad Pawar and serving as a state minister in the Shiv SenaBJPNCP governmentEarlier the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader Pankaja Munde emphasized the Maratha communitys need for tangible actions regarding reservation rather than empty promises reported PTI Speaking to reporters during her Shivshakti Parikrama Yatra the former Maharashtra minister called on the state government to engage in constructive discussions with quota protesters to resolve the ongoing stalemateAccording to the PTI report Munde asserted that the Maharashtra government possesses the capability to make decisions regarding the Maratha reservation She noted that the government has a wellthoughtout plan regarding reservation allocations for various communities and should engage in confident and courageous dialogues with protesters to grant reservations to the Maratha communityShe acknowledged the challenge posed by the 50 percent quota cap and suggested that if the government is unwilling to exceed this limit a significant decision may need to be taken at the national levelHighlighting the communitys growing impatience Munde stressed that the Maratha community no longer wishes to be placated with promises but demands concrete action in the form of reservation She urged the state government to avoid creating division between the Maratha and Other Backward Classes OBC communities emphasizing the importance of unityReportedly Munde further encouraged Maratha community members to use peaceful protests as a means to exert pressure on the government for reservation urging them not to contemplate extreme measures She reminded them that their struggle holds significance for future generationsWith inputs from PTI