Maharashtra Speaker affirms Ajit Pawar faction as real NCP, rejects disqualification appeals for both sides

Maharashtra Speaker affirms Ajit Pawar faction as real NCP, rejects disqualification appeals for both sides

On Thursday (Feb 15), Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar asserted that the faction led by Ajit Pawar within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is the authentic political entity, and the Assembly cannot disqualify the MLAs aligned with that group.

Ajit Pawar’s faction is the real NCP: Maharashtra Speaker

Reading out his ruling on the disqualification petitions filed by the rival factions against each other’s MLAs, Mr. Narwekar said that Mr. Ajit Pawar’s faction has outnumbered his uncle’s faction before joining the ruling alliance

Ajit Pawar faction is the real NCP, rules Maharashtra Assembly Speaker

This comes following directions from the Supreme Court. The Election Commission (EC) previously ruled in favour of Ajit Pawar, who rebelled against his uncle and NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, granting him the party symbol.

Maharashtra Speaker says Ajit Pawar faction is real NCP, rejects all disqualification petitions

Rahul Narwekar held that going against the wishes of Sharad Pawar was dissent expressed within the party and did not amount to leaving it.

After Shinde's Sena, Ajit Pawar ruled to be the 'real' NCP by Maharashtra assembly speaker

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar declared the Ajit Pawar faction as the legitimate Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), citing their majority in the party's national executive. Narwekar rejected disqualification petitions against MLAs from both factions, highlighting misuse of the 10th schedule to suppress dissent. He emphasized that disagreement within the party does not equate to defection.

Ajit Pawar faction 'real NCP', rules Maharashtra Speaker in blow to Sharad Pawar

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar ruled that the NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar is the 'real political party'.