Pawar mocks Ajit Pawar after NCP split
While NCP chief objected to his photo adorning the stage at a meeting, Ajit asked Sharad Pawar about his retirement plan
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Ajit Pawar
NCP chief Sharad Pawar
Mumbai NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday objected to his big photo adorning the stage at a parallel meeting of the party convened by his nephew Ajit Pawar, and said those using his image are aware that they have nothing else. On the other hand, Ajit Pawar reminded his 83-year-old uncle that it was time for him to retire.
Addressing a meeting at Chavan Centre in south Mumbai, where around a dozen of 53 NCP MLAs were present, 83-year-old Pawar criticised his nephew for going with BJP for power, despite PM Narendra Modi calling NCP a corrupt party.
Surrounded by party workers, including 32 of NCP’s 53 MLAs, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday reminded his 83-year-old uncle Sharad Pawar that it was time for him to retire.
“In BJP, leaders retire at 75, when are you going to stop,” Ajit Pawar said, speaking at the meeting convened by him in suburban Bandra as a show of strength. “Everybody has his innings. The most productive years are from 25 to 75 years,” 63-year-old Ajit Pawar said.
