Ajit Pawar says protests were organised for Sharad Pawar to reverse resignation

Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Friday said that when Sharad Pawar announced his resignation as party chief in May some leaders were asked to organise protests demanding that he rescind the decision reported news agency PTISpeaking at the partys Vichar Manthan meeting at Karjat in Raigad district Ajit Pawar termed the resignation episode as a nautanki farce reported PTIJitendra Awhad and Anand Paranjpe NCP leaders were called by Sharad Pawar and told to organise demonstrations asking for his resignation to be taken back he said reported PTIParanjpe later came to me and I asked him why you are doing this nautanki My view was that this was not needed I hadnt asked for his Sharad Pawar resignation Ajit Pawar said reported PTISoon after announcing at an event in Mumbai on May 2 that he will quit as NCP president Sharad Pawar had rescinded the decision stating that he respected the strong sentiments his decision had evoked among the party cadre and leaders across the countryAjit Pawar who joined Eknath Shindeled government in Maharashtra on July 2 said that the Sharad Pawarled faction had been reaching out for a patchup Such a meeting was organised on August 12 at businessman Atul Chordias Pune home he added reported PTIIf you didnt like our decision of joining the Shindeled state government then why did you call us for a meeting Ajit Pawar said reported PTIAjit Pawar also declared that his faction will contest the Baramati Lok Sabha seat reported PTISharad Pawars daughter Supriya Sule who represents Baramati constituency in Lok Sabha welcomed her cousins announcement saying reported PTII have always been of the opinion that somebody should contest against me reported PTIOn former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukhs claim that he has been given supari contract by the BJP to end the political career of NCP founder Sharad Pawar Ajit Pawar said Deshmukh remained with the group led by Sharad Pawar as he would have been sans a ministerial berth had he switched sidesAjit Pawar also said it was an appropriate time for holding a detailed discussion on the Uniform Civil Code and population control reported PTIPointing out that the Opposition INDIA bloc has not even been able to finalise its leader Ajit Pawar sought to know how they can run the government when India has a leader like Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has given stability to the country reported PTIThere are misconceptions about the Uniform Civil Code among backward classes tribals Dalits that it will affect reservation No it wont happen I think that it is time to have a detailed discussion on the Uniform Civil Code he said reported PTIIt is also time to have a law on birth control as only two children should be allowed for a couple If we do not do this now our natural resources are not going to be enough for us If Narendra Modi ji wants to bring in a law he should Ajit Pawar saidWith inputs from PTI