Ajit Pawar thanks PM Narendra Modi, says ‘I am in NCP’

Mumbai: Breaking his silence after nearly 36 hours, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar took to Twitter on Sunday to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi, top ministers, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, while still maintaining that he was with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).

He changed his status to ‘’Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra/Nationalist Congress Party leader, although he was sacked as the party's Legislative Party head on Sunday by the NCP.

“I am in the NCP and shall always be in the NCP and @PawarSpeaks Saheb (Sharad Pawar) is our leader.

“Our BJP-NCP alliance shall provide a stable Government in Maharashtra for the next five years which will work sincerely for the welfare of the State and its people,” Ajit Pawar tweeted.

“There is absolutely no need to worry, all is well. However, a little patience is required,” he added.

Earlier, he thanked the Prime Minister, top BJP leaders, Union ministers and others for their best wishes after he was sworn-in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra early on Saturday morning along with BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Minister.

“Thank You, Hon. Prime Ministerji. We will ensure a stable government that will work hard for the welfare of the people of Maharashtra,” he said in a series of English tweets, a change from his usual Marathi tweets.

The series of tweets from Ajit Pawar was the first communication from his side after he took the oath early on Saturday morning, sparking off a huge political crisis in the State. (IANS)

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