It is not clear whether Shinde-Fadnavis-Ajit will accept Sharad Pawar’s dinner invitation
Throwing a political googly, NCP-SP President Sharad Pawar has invited Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and both Deputy CMs, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, to his home in Baramati in Pune for dinner on Saturday.
The trio will visit Sharad Pawar’s stronghold Baramati for the NaMo Rojgar Fair in which thousands of unemployed people shall be given jobs, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
This is the first mega-event of its kind to be graced by the CM and both Deputy CMs after the NCP suffered a vertical split in July 2023.
It is not clear whether Shinde-Fadnavis-Ajit will accept Sharad Pawar’s dinner invitation.
In a letter addressed to CM Eknath Shinde, Sharad Pawar said, “After taking oath as CM of the state, the CM is coming to Baramati for the first time and I am very glad about his visit to attend the Namo Maharojgar Event in Baramati. Therefore, I would like to extend the invitation for the meal at my residence after the event along with his other Cabinet colleagues.”
Surprisingly, Sharad Pawar has not been invited to the event taking place in his backyard in a prestigious institution founded and headed by him, the Vidya Pratishthan.
However, his daughter and NCP-SP Working President and MP Supriya Sule and two other MPs, Vandana Chavan and Dr. Amol Kolhe plus other major leaders of different parties, figure on the invitation list.
The development comes amid reports that Ajit Pawar‘s possible plan to field his wife from Baramati against Sharad Pawar’s daughter, Supriya Sule, who is the current MP.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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