‘Mess with anyone but me’: Sharad Pawar vows to defeat Ajit faction in a ‘big’ way, urges voters to send strong message in upcoming elections | India News – Times of India
Sharad Pawar asks voters to defeat Ajit faction in a 'big' way. NEW DELHI: At a rally in Solapur’s Madha, NCP (Sharad Pawar) supremo Sharad Pawar delivered a fiery message to his detractors, urging voters to decisively defeat those who rebelled under his nephew Ajit Pawar’s leadership. Recounting a decades-old betrayal, the 83-year-old leader underscored his resilience and the importance of standing firm against political backstabbing.Pawar recalled an episode from 1980, when a defection within his party caused him to lose the post of Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly. "When I returned from abroad, I discovered that 52 of the 58 MLAs from my party had switched sides under then-Chief Minister AR Antulay. I lost my position as LoP," he said.Rather than react immediately, Pawar...