Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of always finishing-off its regional allies, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar lauded Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s ‘foresight’ in his decision to sever ties with the BJP.
Speaking in his stronghold Baramati in Pune district, Mr. Pawar alleged that the BJP, in keeping with its policy of weakening its regional allies, was now creating a rift within the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and gradually decimating it.
“The BJP did the same in the Punjab. At one time, Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal was their ally, but today the party is nearly finished there. Today, the BJP is planning how the Shiv Sena can be weakened in Maharashtra by trying to split the party…and Eknath Shinde [current Maharashtra Chief Minister] and other rebel MLAs have helped the BJP in doing this,” said the NCP chief.
