Amid the ongoing power tussle for control over the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the student wing of the party has now put up “gaddaar” (traitor) posters outside the Delhi office apparently referring to Ajit Pawar’s rebellion against the party founder. The posters which were put up by the Rashtrawadi Vidyarthi Congress – the student wing of the party, depicted a scene from the film blockbuster movie ‘Baahubali – The Beginning’, showing its main character ‘Kattappa’ stabbing ‘Amarendra Baahubali’ in the back.
The posters, put up by NCP’s student wing, did not name anyone and mentioned “gaddar” (traitor) with a hashtag apparently referring to Ajit Pawar and Praful Patel – both once very close to NCP supremo Sharad Pawar.
Interestingly, the student wing workers also removed old posters showing ‘rebel’ NCP leaders Ajit Pawar, Praful Patel alongside Sharad Pawar from outside the office premises in New Delhi before putting up the new poster.
Posters Backing Sharad Pawar Surface In Delhi
Notably, NCP president Sharad Pawar is in Delhi on Thursday for a national executive meeting. Ahead of the crucial meeting, several posters have come up in front of the NCP office in support of Pawar. Some read: “In the fight of truth and lie, the entire country is with Sharad Pawar.” “India’s history is such that it has never forgiven those who have betrayed,” read another one put up outside Pawar’s residence in Delhi. However, later it was removed by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).
With the NCP witnessing the unravelling of the party, the Pawar family feud played out on stage on Wednesday as NCP factions headed by Sharad Pawar and his nephew held rival meetings at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in south Mumbai and in Bhujbal Knowledge City in suburban Bandra, respectively.
NCP Factional Feud Reaches EC
While sources revealed that Election Commission has received a petition from Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar staking claim to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the party symbol. The sources said the Election Commission has also received a caveat from Jayant Patil, who is with the Sharad Pawar group. He also informed the panel that they have initiated a disqualification process against nine MLAs who joined the Eknath Shinde-BJP government in the state on Sunday.
Ajit Pawar Triggers Rebellion In NCP
The politics of Maharashtra is on the boil since Sunday as senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar took oath as the deputy chief minister of the state. Ajit Pawar joined the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government with 8 other MLAs and has claimed control over the Nationalist Congress Party.
On Wednesday, Ajit Pawar took a veiled dig at his uncle Sharad Pawar regarding his age that left the NCP Supremo’s party members and loyalists fuming and resulted in a chain of reactions. Ajit Pawar urged Sharad Pawar to step down and give a chance to the new generation stating that even leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retire at the age of 75.
