Maha Vikas Aghadi will remain intact: Ajit Pawar

Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Sunday said the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA alliance will remain intact and necessary efforts are being taken Speaking to reporters in Baramati in Pune district he dismissed speculation about his absence at a press conference held in Mumbai on Friday where Sharad Pawar announced his decision to withdraw his resignation as the NCP chiefMVA belonged to us earlier It was is and will remain intact in future also Related work to strengthen the alliance is going on he said when asked if Sharad Pawars decision to not step down has boosted enthusiasm in MVAThe MVA comprises Shiv Sena UBT led by Uddhav Thackeray NCP and CongressQueried on an atmosphere of confusion prevailing against him especially his future political course Ajit Pawar blamed the media and his wellwishers a cryptic reference to his detractors in politicsYou field such kind of questions to me that create the confusion Those who are envious of my style of work and the people who love me pun intended create such an atmosphere of confusion he saidAjit Pawar who had earlier supported his uncle Sharad Pawars decision to step down as NCP chief downplayed his absence at the presser addressed by his uncle on FridayWas everyone from the NCP present at that press conference Since it was a media interaction only four to five leaders including state NCP chief Jayant Patil Praful Patel and some leaders from Kerala and North India were presentAlso readAaditya Thackeray hits out at BJP for poll campaigning amid violence in ManipurSince only four to five chairs were set for the presser Pawar saheb asked us not to come As it was his decision others did not come for the presser he explainedSharad Pawar on Saturday said an atmosphere of confusion is being created regarding Ajit Pawar There was talk that he will join the BJP but has anything happened he had askedAjit Pawar is someone who loves to work on the ground and there was no truth to the speculation about him the NCP chief further saidOn May 2 Ajit Pawar was the only leader in the NCP camp who openly supported senior Pawars decision to step down at a time the entire party appealed to him to reconsiderAs NCP workers refused to vacate the auditorium in Mumbai after Pawars surprise announcement on Tuesday and emotions ran high Ajit Pawar tried to control the situation by chiding party workers He lost his cool on a couple of occasionsPawar senior on Friday decided to rescind his decision to resign as NCP chief owing to pressure from party leaders and cadresThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever