Pawar backs Nitish Kumar for snapping ties with saffron party

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of finishing off its regional allies gradually and supported Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumars decision to snap ties with the BJPSpeaking to reporters in Baramati town of Maharashtras Pune district Pawar claimed the BJP was planning how to weaken the Shiv Sena and create a division in the partyPawars party was a constituent of the previous Shiv Senaled Maharashtra government which collapsed in June this year following a revolt by Sena MLA Eknath Shinde and 39 other legislatorsNitish Kumar had on Tuesday pulled the plug on his party JDUs alliance with the BJP and resigned and followed it up by staking claim to form a new government in Bihar with support of the opposition Grand AllianceAlso Read Maha BJPs Fadnavis may get Home Vijaykumar Gavit Tribal Development portfolioNotably BJP national president J P Nadda recently said in the times to come only an ideologydriven party like the BJP will survive while others ruled by families will perishPawar on Wednesday claimed that the BJP national president in his address said regional parties do not have a future and they will not exist He said it is only their party which will exist in the countryFrom this statement one thing is clear which was also the complaint of Nitish Kumar that the BJP finishes off its allies gradually the NCP president saidCiting an example Pawar said a party like the Akali Dal was with them BJP Its leader Prakash Singh Badal was with them but today the party is nearly finished in Punjab he saidIn Maharashtra the Shiv Sena and BJP were together for several years he pointed outToday the BJP is planning how the Shiv Sena can be weakened by creating a division in the party and present Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and others helped he addedIn doing this the Shiv Sena was attacked by the party which was once its ally he saidA similar picture was being seen in Bihar Nitish Kumar of the JDU and the BJP contested the last Assembly elections together he saidOne more speciality of the BJP is that it joins hands with a regional party at the time of elections but ensures the ally wins fewer seats It happened in Maharashtra also Pawar claimedWhen a similar picture was being witnessed in Bihar the CM of the state got cautious well in advance and took the decision to snap ties with the BJP he saidNo matter how much BJP leaders criticise Nitish Kumar but he has taken a wise step He took the decision anticipating the crisis the BJP was planning to bring on I think he took a wise decision for his state and party Pawar saidThis 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