Chandrakant Patil’s remark on Sharad Pawar was wrong: Ajit Pawar

Speaking at a party function, Ajit said he was accused of “stealing” the party founded by Sharad Pawar, but the Election Commission of India and Maharashtra assembly speaker gave rulings in his favour (affirming that the Ajit faction was the real NCP).

Addressing a rally at Shirur in Pune district, Ajit Pawar said, “I am also above 60. Do we have a chance or not? Are we behaving wrongly? That is why we get emotional. Pawar saheb is also our ‘daivat’ (like a God) and there is no doubt about it, but every person has his time. After crossing 80, new people should be given an opportunity. Had I been the son of NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar would I have not been given the opportunity? Yes, I would have got the opportunity. Just because I am not his son, I have not got the opportunity. What kind of justice is this?”

The deputy CM was campaigning for NCP’s Shirur Lok Sabha seat candidate Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil.

“Had I been born to the senior (leader), I would have also got the opportunity. Just because I wasn’t born there, I didn’t get opportunity,” said Ajit, who has been deputy chief minister for five times, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for six terms and Member of Parliament (MP) for two terms.