Mr Pawar’s presence at the job fair ended a series of incidents in which his name was initially omitted
Baramati, Maharashtra:
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Chandra Pawar was present today along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar for the inauguration of ‘NaMo Rozgar Melawa 2024’ in Baramati, the opposition stronghold.
The NCP founder’s presence at the job fair led to a series of incidents that initially saw his name removed from the list of invitees, following which he invited Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Ministers Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar for a meal at his residence. called.
Mr Shinde and Mr Fadnavis had declined the meal invitation citing busy schedules, while the status of Sharad Pawar’s arch rival Ajit Pawar was not known after the split in the NCP in July last year.
Chief Minister Shinde had told reporters, “We have a busy schedule (on Saturday) because after the Baramati program we have to go to Ahmedabad. I told him (Sharad Pawar) that next time I visit Baramati, I will go to meet him.” After the end of the Legislative session on Friday, Mohd.
Downplaying the invitation and declining it, Mr. Shinde further said, “If someone comes close to your house, you are obliged to invite him.”
Incidentally, Sharad Pawar was formally invited for the job fair after an uproar from opposition parties as he has represented Baramati as an MP or MLA since the last 1960s. He is currently a Rajya Sabha MP.
Others who participated in the NaMo Rozgar Melawa 2024 included state ministers Dilip Walse Patil, Uday Samant, Lok Sabha MP from Baramati and Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule.
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