NCP (SCP) Defends Sharad Pawar’s Felicitation of Eknath Shinde: ‘Have We Ever Interfered?’

NCP (SCP) Defends Sharad Pawar’s Felicitation of Eknath Shinde: Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) leader Jitendra Awhad clapped back to Shiv Sena leaders expressing disgust over Sharad Pawar honoring deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and making an appeal to cease with the “politics.”

NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar had honored Shinde, who split the Shiv Sena to join the BJP in the award ceremony organized by Sarhad, an NGO.

Under the leadership of Pawar, the reception committee was set up by the organizers. The three-day Sammelan in Delhi, to start from February 21, will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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In the meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders including Sanjay Raut and Aditya Thackeray have criticized Pawar for awarding Shinde whose decision to split the Sena had created a crisis within the then-ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) that consisted of an undivided NCP, the Shiv Sena, and the Congress.

According to Jitendra Awhad, the remarks made by leaders of the Shiv Sena against Pawar were “wrong.” “They also meet leaders many times. Have we ever interfered in it? We have not. Politics should not be done on small things,” he told ANI.

Pawar also praised Shinde as a leader with “good knowledge about urban issues”. “Shinde has given direction to civic governance in Thane and also the state government. He did not keep any animosity towards the opposition and solved problems of people,” Pawar had said.

Shinde countered by saying Pawar is an example of a true leader who nurtures cordial relations with every party.

“Pawar Saheb is known for his political googly. Many don’t understand his googlies. I have close ties with Pawarsaheb, and he has never thrown a googly at me, and I firmly believe that he will never bowl one (to me) in future,” Shinde said.

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How Sena (UBT) reacted

Honorary award to Shinde by Sharad Pawar and the Siv Sena against Maratha kingdom general Mahadji Shinde located recent tensions in the Sena (UBT). The emperor who helped lay control of the empire in north India.

According to Aditya Thackeray, Shinde was referred to as “anti-Maharashtra” and “anti national” for betraying the state. “We cannot honour such persons who indulge in such dirty work. This goes against our principles. I am not aware of his (Pawar) principles,” he added.

“Pawar should have avoided felicitating the person who split the Shiv Sena and pulled down the MVA government. This is unfortunate,” Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said on Wednesday.

“We too understand politics but certain things have to be avoided. We are hurt by this. Pawar should not have felicitated a traitor such as Shinde,” Raut added.

Priyanka Chaturvedi spoke in defense of Thackarey saying that his statement was made with the good intentions of Maharashtra. “The person who betrayed Maharashtra, who is not fulfilling the promises made to the people of the state, who betrayed his party and the ideals of Balasaheb Thackeray. If you (Eknath Shinde) are honouring him then it is against the spirit,” she said.

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