NCP ministers meet after Malik’s arrest; Pawar to name on Maharashtra CM

By PTI

MUMBAI: Some NCP ministers in Maharashtra met on the residence of celebration president Sharad Pawar right here on Wednesday night to debate the scenario arising out of the arrest of their cabinet and celebration colleague Nawab Malik by the ED in reference to a cash laundering case.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, ministers Chhagan Bhujbal, Hasan Mushrif and Rajesh Tope have been current at Sharad Pawar’s residence ‘Silver Oak’ in South Mumbai for the assembly, celebration sources mentioned.

“The assembly was known as to debate the present scenario that has arisen publish Malik’s arrest and the celebration’s future plan of action,” the sources mentioned.

They mentioned Malik’s portfolios may very well be shared together with his celebration colleagues within the cabinet in case he resigns.

Malik, a senior NCP chief, holds the ability improvement portfolio in addition to the minority affairs division within the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities.

The NCP president is prone to meet chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on the latter’s official residence ‘Varsha’ in south Mumbai later within the night within the wake of the sudden improvement.

Meanwhile, senior Congress leaders and MVA Ministers Balasaheb Thorat and Ashok Chavan known as on Sharad Pawar and mentioned the fallout of Malik’s arrest.

Another Congress minister Sunil Kedar additionally joined the assembly.

The NCP and the Congress are constituents of the Shiv Sena-led MVA authorities.

Criticism continued to pour in from NCP leaders over Malik’s arrest.

Maharashtra NCP president and minister Jayant Patil mentioned the state by no means noticed such political vendetta prior to now and claimed efforts have been being made to tug down the MVA authorities.

Speaking in the course of the celebration’s on-going mass outreach programme in Solapur in western Maharashtra, Patil mentioned Malik has been arrested “without any reason”.

“People are seeing such politics right now, but they will express their opinion at the right time,” Patil mentioned.

Without naming anybody, the NCP chief alleged “some folks” need to topple the MVA authorities “anyhow”.

“Arrests are being made for no reason with the help of central agencies. This is not right,” Patil added.

The state water sources minister alleged he, too, was pressurised to affix the BJP in 2019, however he resisted pressures and did not depart the NCP.