The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday reacted to Ajit Pawar-led NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde controversy and the recent comments from Neelam Gorhe. Pics/Ashish Raje
Updated on : 24 February,2025 06:49 PM IST | Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Anyone with self-respect would have quit, NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar said on Monday. Pics/Ashish Raje
Sharad Pawar's remarks came amid demands that Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde resign after his close aide was held in a case that has made national headlines
Munde, MLA from Parli in Beed, is under fire from the opposition and some Mahayuti colleagues after close aide Walmik Karad was held in an extortion case linked to the abduction and brutal murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Massajog in Beed on December 9
"Anyone with self-respect would have quit," Pawar said even as Munde has dug in his heels claiming he has no link to the Massajog case
Pawar also slammed Shiv Sena MLC Neelam Gorhe for her "Mercedes for posts" corruption jibe aimed at Uddhav Thackeray
Gorhe, the deputy chairperson of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, claimed on Saturday that posts in the undivided Sena were obtained through corrupt means, including gifting of Mercedes cars
The comments, made at the prestigious 98th All India Marathi Literary Meet in Delhi, has drawn sharp criticism from Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), which came into existence following a split in the original Shiv Sena in 2022
