A day after he set political rumour mills abuzz by not speaking at the Nationalist Congress Party’s national convention in New Delhi, senior NCP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday refuted suggestions that he had deliberately skipped speaking because he was “upset” with the party
On Sunday, Mr. Pawar was seen abruptly exiting the dais in front of his uncle Sharad Pawar and other senior NCP leaders when NCP State President Jayant Patil got up to speak.
This prompted Ajit Pawar’s supporters at the convention to raise slogans demanding that ‘Dada’ (as Mr. Pawar is popularly known) be “allowed” to speak.
