NCP believes in democracy: Sule on dynastic politics charge against party

Baramati MP Supriya Sule who was appointed the partys working president a day ago on Sunday said that she was proud of being the daughter of Sharad Pawar and maintained that the party believed in democracy reported the PTISupriya Sules statement comes after Oppositions allegation that the Nationalist Congress Party NCP was indulging in dynastic politicsSupriya Sule dismissed as gossip the reports of her cousin and senior party leader Ajit Pawar being upset with her elevation in the party according to the PTISharad Pawar on Saturday declared Praful Patel and Supriya Sule as the working presidents of the Nationalist Congress Party NCP marking a generational shift in the organisation and virtually sidelining nephew Ajit Pawar who is known to display rebellious streaks Pawar made the announcement on the 24th anniversary of the foundation of the partySupriya Sule who was in Pune on Sunday was asked about the allegation that her party was indulging in dynastic politicsReplying to it she said Yes there is dynastic politics and I am extremely proud that I am a daughter of Sharad Pawar and Pratibha Pawar I received the Sansad Ratna award not because I am the daughter of Sharad Pawar but because of the work I am doing in Parliament the PTI reported on SundayThose who point their finger at me they should understand that the rest of the fingers are pointing back at them Therefore let some people talk about such things she added according to the PTIOn Sunday Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also accused the NCP of promoting dynastic politics Speaking in Srinagar he said I will only say that like in the Shiv Sena Uddhav ji became the CM himself and made his son a minister the same is happening in the NCP as well the PTI reportedThanking the NCP workers and leaders for showing faith in her Sule said After the appointment as the working president I will now report to Prafulbhai Patel and Sharad Pawar Rather NCP is a party where we believe in democracy its not like a corporate office as per the PTIWhen asked about Ajit Pawar being upset Sule said This is all gossip Dada Ajit Pawar is Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly His position is equivalent to that of the chief minister BJP is trying to target Ajit Pawarsometimes they target me reported the PTIAjit Pawar was seen as an heirapparent in the NCP but his dalliances with the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP including an early morning swearingin as Maharashtra deputy chief minister along with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in 2019 had not been received well by the partyOn the recent train tragedy in Odisha Sule said The report given by the Comptroller and Auditor General CAG is worrisome Is there a need to run so many Vande Bharat express trains in the country We are not complaining about Vande Bharat but the central governments ignorance is the reason behind this accidentShe blamed the state home ministry for the recent violence in Kolhapur city of the state where tension prevailed following stonepelting during a demonstration against the alleged use of Tipu Sultans image along with an objectionable audio message as social media status by a few localsI think it is the failure of the home ministry If such untoward incidents are happening what is the government doing Who is responsible for this situation in the state she asked according to the PTIwith PTI inputs