Mumbai
Breaking his silence after nearly 36 hours, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday evening tweeted his thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, top ministers, Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, but said he was still in Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
He changed his status to ‘Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra / Nationalist Congress Party leader – though he was sacked as the party’s Legislative Party head on Sunday by the NCP.
“I am in the NCP and shall always be in the NCP and Sharad Pawar Saheb is our leader,” he declared.
“Our BJP-NCP alliance shall provide a stable government in Maharashtra for the next five years which will work sincerely for the welfare of the state and its people,” he continued.
“There is absolutely no need to worry, all is well. However, a little patience is required,” he added.
Earlier, he thanked the PM, top BJP leaders, union ministers and others for their best wishes after he was sworn-in as Dy. CM, here on early Saturday morning.
“Thank You, Hon. Prime Ministerji. We will ensure a stable government that will work hard for the welfare of the people of Maharashtra,” he said, in the English tweets, a change from his usual Marathi tweets.
Ajit Pawar also conveyed his gratitude to Union Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah, J. P. Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Dharmendra Pradhan, for their best wishes on his taking over as the new Maharashtra Dy. CM.
This was a series of tweets from Ajit Pawar, making it his first communication after he took the oath, along with Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Minister, early on Saturday morning, sparking off a huge political crisis in the state.
While the matter is now pending before the Supreme Court, the Nationalist Congress Party is making efforts to win him back to the party fold, though the latest tweets are a clear indicator of Ajit Pawar’s mind. (IANS)
