Mumbai: NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Friday withdraws his resignation as the national president of NCP.
Earlier today, the Nationalist Congress Party passed a resolution rejecting Sharad Pawar’s resignation as party chief and has requested him to continue leading the party he founded.
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- In a press conference, Sharad Pawar said “I can’t disrespect your sentiments. Due to your love, I am respecting the demand that was made to me to withdraw my resignation and the resolution that was passed by senior NCP leaders.”
- He said, “I withdraw my decision to step down as the national president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).”
- Pawar further added ” Committee took this decision and after their decision, I took my decision back. All are united and discussed this. Senior leaders are there in the committee.”
- According to sources quoted by newswire ANI, the decision was taken after a party’s core committee met this morning to decide on the new national president of the NCP, following Sharad Pawar’s decision to step down from the post.
- NCP leaders Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule along were seen arriving at the party office in Mumbai to attend the meeting. Several top leaders of the party will attend the meeting, which sources said will decide the future of Maharashtra politics and the NCP.
- The 18-member committee that met today comprised of Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, KK Sharma, Ajit Pawar, Jayant Patil, Supriya Sule, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil, Anil Deshmukh, Rajesh Tope, Jitendra Awhad, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Munde, Jaidev Gaikwad, Narhari Jhirwal, Fauzia Khan, President, Nationalist Mahila Congress, Dheeraj Sharma, President Nationalist Youth Congress.
- NCP workers were seen raising slogans in support of Sharad Pawar, urging him to reconsider his decision.
- Sharad Pawar had on Tuesday announced his resignation from the party president’s post.
- His nephew Ajit Pawar supported the former’s decision saying that the next party chief will work under Sharad Pawar.
- The statement was instantly met with emotional protests from party workers and leaders, who urged the veteran MP to reverse his decision.
- NCP state president Jayant Patil had said that even though Sharad Pawar has taken the decision, people from across Maharashtra and other places people are requesting him to take back his decision.
- “I have conveyed message of party leaders and workers. All sections of Maharashtra have requested Pawar Saheb to take back his decision, atleast for next elections,” Patil said on Thursday.
- The NCP State president said that several people have joined NCP because Sharad Pawar is head of the party. “We have explained all this to Sharad Pawar. Therefore everyone is requesting Pawar Saheb to take back his decision.”
- After Pawar announced that he was quitting as NCP chief, some office bearers in the state said they would also quit their posts and asked the leader to reconsider his decision.