Pune: Nationalist Congress Occasion (SP) President Sharad Pawar indulged in some ballot mischief, concentrating on his nephew and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, on the inaugural rally of his grand-nephew Yugendra Shrinivas Pawar, right here on Tuesday.
The pater-familias Sharad Pawar, 84, has jumped in to canvass for Yugendra S. Pawar – who’s the nephew of MahaYuti ally, Nationalist Congress Occasion (NCP) President Ajit A. Pawar – and took the chance to lash out on the latter in his inimitable fashion.
Charging Ajit A. Pawar of disintegrating the close-knit Pawar clan for pursuing his political ambitions, Sharad Pawar at one level mocked his flamboyant nephew who’s pitted in opposition to Yugendra in a keenly – watched ‘kaka-putnya’ political battle that has once more divided the folks of Baramati.
On Monday, soliciting votes for himself, Ajit Pawar claimed at a public assembly in Baramati that his mom had suggested anybody contesting in opposition to him (referring to his nephew Yugendra), to stop chasms in familial ties.
“I had erred by fielding my spouse Sunetra in opposition to my (cousin) sister Supriya Sule within the Lok Sabha elections. It was a mistake… They need to not have repeated the identical mistake now… It’s for the Baramati folks to resolve now,” mentioned the emotionally-choked Ajit Pawar, with moist eyes, wiping his face with a kerchief and sipping water.
Sharad Pawar grabbed the prospect to mimic Ajit Pawar’s tear-jerker efficiency the day earlier than – the uncle additionally eliminated his glasses, wiped his eyes and face – and evoked peals of laughter from the large gathering that got here to listen to Yugendra.
“My dad and mom, my brothers and sisters by no means imbibed in us the sin of breaking apart houses of households… The folks had entrusted me with main the state way back (57 years again). I’m now a information and mentor. I’ve handed on the duty of managing the celebration affairs to the brand new generations,” declared Sharad Pawar.
By the way, for the previous practically two years, on a number of events Ajit Pawar has been pushing Sharad Pawar to the ‘marg-darshak mandal’, calling upon him to retire from politics, make manner for children, advise the youthful generations, and many others.
Referring to the 80-hour-long two-men regime of Devendra Fadnavis-Ajit Pawar in November 2019, Sharad Pawar took a jibe saying: “Sadly, once we (the undivided NCP) was not in energy, somebody abruptly sprang awake at daybreak to take the oath (of workplace in Raj Bhavan). However that authorities did not even survive for 4 days.”
Later, in July 2023, the octogenarian mentioned Ajit Pawar once more walked over to the ruling facet (Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Occasion) after breaking apart the (undivided) NCP and securing the Dy. CM’s publish which he had already occupied 4 occasions up to now.
“At the moment, it was alleged (by Ajit Pawar) that I had created a break up within the household… However doing such deeds was by no means taught to us… All my brothers together with Anantrao (Ajit Pawar’s father) lived with me,” identified Sharad Pawar.
The NCP (SP) supremo mentioned that even within the 2024 LS polls marketing campaign, Ajit Pawar had campaigned for his spouse (Sunetra) urging folks “to not fall prey to feelings”, after electing a daughter (Supriya Sule) to offer an opportunity to a daughter-in-law, shed tears and sought votes.
Nonetheless, Sunetra Pawar misplaced to her ‘nanad’ Supriya Sule, however after the elections, she was promptly elected to the Rajya Sabha, the place Sharad Pawar was additionally current.
