Maharashtra Cabinet Swearing-In Ceremony LIVE Updates: Sharad Pawar Reacts On Ajit's Oath Taking, Says 'This Is Not Googly, It Is Robbery'
Ajit Pawar sent shockwaves among the political world after reaching the Raj Bhavan turning rebel with more than half of the MLAs for the NCP. Pawar along with his 8 loyalists took oath as Cabinet Ministers in the Shinde Government.
FPJ Web Desk Updated: Sunday, July 02, 2023, 05:16 PM IST
Maharashtra Cabinet Swearing-In Ceremony LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar Sworn In As Dy CM, 8 Loyalists Get Ministerial Berth
I will never say that my home has split, this issue is not regarding my home, this is the issue of people. I am worried about the future of those who left. I want to give the credit for this to PM Modi. Two days ago, he had made statements and after that statement, some people started feeling uneasy, some of them were also facing ED actions: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion
This is not 'googly', it is a robbery. It is not a small thing, says NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Ajit Pawar joining the NDA government in Maharashtra
We will work to strengthen the party again. MLAs and all senior leaders will sit together to decide about any action against the rebel leaders. Being the president, I had appointed Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare but they did not follow their responsibilities. Therefore, I have to take some action against them: NCP chief Sharad Pawar
It is the right of the speaker to decide about of the leader of the Opposition. In the next two-three days, we will sit with Congress and Uddhav Thackeray to access the situation. Our main strength is the common people, they have elected us, says Sharad Pawar on party's further course
I am receiving several calls from a lot of people, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, WB CM Mamata Banerjee and others have called me. I am not worried about whatever happened today. Tomorrow, I will take the blessings of YB Chavan (former Maharashtra CM) and will hold a public meeting, says NCP chief Sharad Pawar on current political situation
This is not a new thing. The party I was leading in 1980 had 58 MLAs, later all left and only 6 MLAs left, but I strengthened the numbers and those who left me lost in their constituencies: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Ajit Pawar joining the NDA government in Maharashtra
I had called a meeting of all the leaders on 6th July where some important issue was to be discussed and some changes were to be made within the party but before that meeting, some of the leaders have taken a different stand: Sharad Pawar
"Some of our associates took a different stand than the one our party has. Just a few days ago, some of our leaders were named in the irrigation scam. PM Modi said NCP party is finished. Today all of them were seen taking oath at the Raj Bhavan," says Sharad Pawar
"BJP did this to save the Shinde government in Maharashtra, but people of Maharashtra are with Sharad Pawar," says RJD leader Mritunjay Tiwari on NCP leader Ajit Pawar taking oath as Maharashtra Deputy CM.
SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav, says, "What is happening in Maharashtra...earlier Madhya Pradesh was the place of experiment for BJP. Now Maharashtra has become a bigger place for their experiment...as the Lok Sabha elections approach, you will see how many new experiments will be done by BJP because they do not want to go out of power...whether the poor, Dalit & backward communities get a place or not they must get a place in power..."
Ajit Pawar was miffed since some time, because he wanted NCP to ally with BJP but Sharad Pawar disagreed to it. I welcome the decision of Ajit Pawar… this is a big change and a big setback for NCP and MVA, says Ramdas Athawale, Maharashtra Minister on Ajit Pawar joining BJP and taking oath as Maharashtra Dy CM
MPCC chief Nana Patole says that the NCP leaders have joined the government to save their skin. This is also an effort to save the government, he added.
Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, says "They (opposition) are saying that we are here because we have cases against us and we are under pressure. Most of us either no longer have cases against us or the investigations are underway. The Court has not taken any coercive steps against us because there is nothing concrete against us. So saying that we joined because we were under pressure is not correct"
The country is progressing under the leadership of PM Modi. He is also popular in other countries. Everyone supports him and appreciates his leadership. We will fight the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections with them (BJP) and that is why we have taken this decision, says Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, says "We have joined the government as its third party. Few people are saying that we have split the party but that is not correct. We have come here as NCP. We have also criticised Modi govt on many occasions earlier but now we support BJP for the good."
Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, says "Several people will criticise now a bit. We don't give value to that and we will keep working for the progress of Maharashtra and that is why we have taken this decision. Most of our MLAs are satisfied with this."
We will use NCP symbol and we have joined as full party. If we can go with Shiv Sena & Congress earlier, so now we can go with BJP as well. If we can go with BJP in Nagaland we can go in Maharashtra as well, says Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar
I was in the Opposition earlier, however I tabled my resignation on Friday. Today I've joined the Shinde government in order to work for the developmental betterment of the state
Ajit Pawar addresses media after oath taking ceremony. We took a decision to come with the Shinde-Fadnavis govt with almost all MLAs of NCP. We took oath and a few other ministers will be added in the next expansion, says Pawar
Sources say that Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has backing of 40 NCP MLAs & 6 NCP MLCs
Ajit Pawar decided to support our alliance. Now our strength has increased from 170 to 210. 40 MLAs of (NCP) are coming, says Minister Uday Samant
Ajit Pawar has joined us today. He is a good administrator and I had said he should come with us and he has come today. Maharashtra government will do good work, says Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar
S = Super, F = Fast, P = Progress. The government will now bring superfast progress. Chances that the opposition will be able to keep their seats in LokSabha are veey bleek, says Sudhir Mungantiwar.
We have a triple-engine government now. The development will assume speed of the bullet train. I welcome Ajit Pawar and his colleagues for the development of the state. Ajit Pawar has switched in favour of development, says CM Eknath Shinde
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