NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday told the Supreme Court that he is from the real Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and has been authorised by 54 of the party’s MLAs to take a decision on their behalf on Government formation in the State.
Pawar, who is the nephew of veteran NCP leader Sharad Pawar, told the top court that “the quarrel in the family will be resolved soon”.
A bench of Justices N V Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna was told by senior advocate Maninder Singh, representing Ajit Pawar, that the letter of support given to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari for Government formation along with the BJP is “factually and legally correct”.
“I am the NCP. The letter I gave is factually correct. There is nothing to contradict the letter. I was authorised as a legislative party leader by 54 MLAs of my party to take a decision on their behalf on government formation, on the day I gave that letter. The quarrel I have within my family will be resolved soon but this petition must end now.” Singh said. (AGENCIES)
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