NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday unleashed one of the strongest-ever attacks on his uncle and veteran NCP leader Sharad Pawar.
In his first address to the party workers and supporters after splitting the Nationalist Congress Party and joining the Eknath Shinde government, Ajit Pawar took a dig, attacked and also warned his uncle.Also See: Maharashtra Politics LiveHere are some of the key quotes of Ajit Pawar against his uncle, whom, he ironically also called his "deity" in the speech.
On Sharad Pawar's retirement U-turn"IAS officers retire at 60.
Even in politics, BJP leaders retire at 75.
You can see the example of L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi.
Everybody has his innings.
The most productive years are from 25 to 75 years.
You are 83, aren't you going to stop?" On NCP missing out Maharasthra CM's post in 2004In the 2004 Vidhan Sabha election, NCP had more MLAs than Congress.
Had we not given chief minister post to Congress at that time, till date, Maharashtra would have had a chief minister only from Nationalist Congress Party.
Why did the NCP cede the CMs post to the Congress even though we won two seats more than them? Our senior leader allowed Congress to bag the CM's post.""He did not listen to the party" "It is because of Sharad Pawar that the NCP did not get its own CM for so many years, and several opportunities were lost in the past, when he did not listen to the party and took a different stance.""Why am I always being painted as a villain?""We shall win more seats compared to 2014 or 2019.
I have become the Deputy CM five times and I have made it clear that I want to become the chief minister Why am I always being painted as a villain?