Cousins Ajit, Sule share stage, manifesto for Pune civic polls

PUNE: Estranged cousins Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule came unneurotic for the archetypal clip connected a governmental level connected Saturday to merchandise the associated manifesto of NCP and NCP (SP) for the Pune civic polls astir two-and-a-half years aft the divided successful the household and party.

However, some remained non-committal connected a imaginable merger of their outfits.

"Wait and watch," said Ajit Pawar, without giving a circumstantial reply to the contented of speculation implicit the parties' merger. Ajit Pawar's NCP and Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) formed an confederation for the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corp elections contempt being connected other sides successful the authorities govt and astatine the Centre. NCP is with the governing confederation successful some govts, portion NCP (SP) is successful the opposition.

After the 2 NCPs forged the alliance, immoderate workers from some sides were disappointed. Speaking connected the issue, Sule said, "When immoderate confederation is formed, immoderate enactment workers get disappointed.

But we volition not permission them connected their own. On some sides of the alliance, our absorption is connected workers and not connected netas." When Sule was asked astir her lack successful the Pune municipal corp (PMC) and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corp (PCMC) canvass campaign, her relative Ajit Pawar came to the rescue.

"She told maine to instrumentality the pb successful the run arsenic I americium older to her and promised that she would travel me," helium said. The PMC volition spell to polls with 28 different municipal corporations successful the authorities connected Jan 15. The bonhomie betwixt members of the 2 parties was disposable during the merchandise of the associated manifesto. They had trained guns connected each different during the Lok Sabha and assembly polls successful 2024 pursuing the divided successful NCP successful July 2023. Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) approached the tribunal against Ajit Pawar's NCP, claiming ownership of the party's sanction and the "clock" symbol. Asked astir speculation implicit the parties coming unneurotic erstwhile the lawsuit was inactive successful court, the lawman main curate said, "We respect the court's bid and travel it. As acold arsenic the solution to the contented is concerned, Supriya and I volition beryllium unneurotic and find it connected our own; cipher other needs to fuss astir it."