Terming as “crows” the leaders who left the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and joined others, party chief Sharad Pawar said fielding fresh faces in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls was being considered by the party.
The opposition parties in Maharashtra, particularly the NCP, witnessed its MLAs and key leaders joining the BJP and Shiv Sena in July.
Pawar said, “We don’t need to worry about crows (kawale) any longer, instead focus on party workers (mawale) ahead of the assembly elections.”
Three NCP legislators – Shivendrasinh Bhosale, Sandeep Naik and Vaibhav Pichad – had joined the BJP along with the party’s state women wing president Chitra Wagh in July.
Besides, NCP’s Mumbai unit president Sachin Ahir and Shahapur MLA Pandurang Barora had also joined the Shiv Sena in July.
Pawar added, “The party will consider fielding fresh faces in the upcoming polls. I would insist on giving chance to youth and women in the coming elections.”
The former union minister said Nagpur has become a major hub of crime and criminal activities.
He added, “Maharashtra chief minister also hails from the same place. We should raise our voice over the issue.”
Sharad Pawar calls leaders who quit NCP and join other parties as ‘crows’
