No NCP merger talks during meeting with Sunetra Pawar, focused on drought: Minister Bharne
‘There was no party meeting or any political discussion on the merger. The party has not called any such meeting. Some of us happened to be here and met Sunetra Pawar. The discussion was mainly about the drought situation and the work that needs to be undertaken in our respective constituencies,’ says Dattatray Bharne
Maharashtra Minister Dattatray Bharne clarified on Friday that no merger discussions were held during a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar at her residence in Pune. The focus of the meeting, attended by her son Parth Pawar and several party MLAs, was solely on drought-related issues in their respective constituencies.
Sunetra Pawar later echoed this statement, stating that details about the merger would become clear at the appropriate time. The merger rumor has been circulating since Ajit Pawar's death in a plane crash earlier this year, after which Sunetra Pawar became the head of the NCP and Deputy CM. Bharne emphasized that all party legislators, including Sunetra Pawar, firmly support her leadership, with no resentment present.
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