Will take blessings of Sharad Pawar: NCP Pimpri-Chinchwad chief after resignation

Pimpri-Chinchwad (Maharashtra): A day after resigning from his post, the Pimpri-Chinchwad unit chief of Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Ajit Gavhane said that he, along with some other party workers who have also resigned from their posts, will be going to seek blessings from NCP's Sharad Pawar.

Meeting and Strategising
"I resigned yesterday and today all the ex-corporators will be holding a meeting and strategising on our next moves. We will also take the blessing of Sharad Pawar," Gavhane said speaking to ANI on Wednesday.

NCP Split
The Nationalist Congress Party split last year when Ajit Pawar led some MLAs and joined the ruling Eknath Shinde Sena and BJP government. Gavhane claimed that the development work done by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation was different from that done by both Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar.

Criticism of BJP's Development Work
"If you look at Pimpri-Chinchwad, both Ajit Dada and Pawar Sahab had contributed to its development. But since 2017, the Bharatiya Janata Party has been ruling PPMC (Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation). The development work here was done in a wrong way, especially if you look at other constituencies. There was rampant corruption here and the sitting MLA is responsible for it," Gavhane said.

Resignations of Other Leaders
Speaking about other party leaders who have resigned from their posts, Gavhane said, "Along with me, corporators like Rahul Bhosale and Pankaj and Yash Sane have resigned."

Interest in Upcoming Elections
When asked if he is interested in contesting the upcoming state assembly elections, Gavhane said, "Yes, I am interested in contesting the Vidhan Sabha elections."

(With ANI inputs)