EVEN as Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar met Union Residence Minister in New Delhi on Thursday, the NCP raised the decibel-level for the finance portfolio, saying the Mahayuti Authorities may have no that means if the social gathering and its nationwide president doesn’t get the ministry.
“If Ajit Pawar doesn’t get the finance ministry, then the federal government may have no that means,” mentioned NCP spokesperson Amol Mitkari after Ajit Pawar met Shah in Parliament Home on Thursday. NCP chief Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare had been additionally current. Ajit Pawar’s spouse Sunetra Pawar, who’s Rajya Sabha MP, was there too.
“Earlier than the 2024 elections, the entire of Maharashtra noticed the implementation of welfare schemes like Ladki Bahin Yojana and waiver of electrical energy payments of farmers. Whereas implementing the schemes, Ajit Pawar as Finance Minister will be sure that the state isn’t slowed down by extra monetary burden. If monetary self-discipline needs to be ensured in Maharashtra, the finance portfolio ought to go to Ajit Pawar,” Mitkari mentioned.
Mitkari mentioned finance ministry fits Ajit Pawar. “If discussions are underway and if we study that the BJP is getting the house ministry, then it fits them. However the finance ministry fits NCP. Due to this fact it ought to stay with Ajit Pawar, in any other case Mahayuti has no that means,” he mentioned.
In the meantime, Ajit Pawar who met Shah in Parliament Home, mentioned,”We mentioned the sugarcane concern… I requested Amit Shah to extend the sugarcane charge. He promised to take a call by January.”
Ajit Pawar mentioned a dialogue on the cupboard enlargement might be occur on December 14.
Nonetheless, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who like Ajit Pawar was additionally in New Delhi on Thursday, mentioned the date for cupboard enlargement has not been determined.
Fadnavis additionally underplayed the variations over key ministers among the many three alliance companions. “There isn’t a downside with the enlargement of the state cupboard. I’ve come to Delhi to satisfy my social gathering leaders and talk about our seemingly ministers with my social gathering’s management. As for Ajit Pawar, he has come for his private work. He’ll take a call about his ministers and equally, Eknath Shinde will take a call about his.”
The Mahayuti authorities was sworn in on December 5 when Chief Minister and two Deputy Chief Ministers had been sworn in. Since then, the cupboard enlargement has remained pending, with all of the three events insisting on key portfolios.
Whereas the Shiv Sena led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has raised the stakes for Residence Ministry and City Improvement Division, the NCP is as soon as once more eyeing the finance ministry, which Ajit Pawar had held within the final Mahayuti Authorities as nicely.
Fadnavis met President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Residence Minister Amit Shah.
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