Sharad Pawar Attends Iftar Party With Nephew Ajit Amid Rift Buzz
NDTV
The buzz about Ajit Pawar started last week when he suddenly cancelled his scheduled meetings and also made comments which were seen as being soft on the BJP and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's camp.
Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar attended an event with his uncle and party chief Sharad Pawar this evening amid swirling rumours about his next political move. They were seen together at their party's annual Iftar party at Mumbai's Islam Gymkhana.
Supriya Sule, Dilip Walse-Patil, and Jitendra Awhad were among several NCP leaders who attended the event.
The buzz about Ajit Pawar started last week when he suddenly cancelled his scheduled meetings and also made comments which were seen as being soft on the BJP and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's camp. The BJP is part of Maharashtra's Shinde government.
Earlier in the day, Ajit Pawar, however, refuted the talk of a rift with the NCP, accusing the media of "spreading rumours without any reason". "There is no truth to any rumour. I am with the NCP and I will stay with the NCP," he said.
