May His Wishes Come True: Supriya Sule On Ajit Pawar Aspiring A Role In NCP Organisation

A day after Ajit Pawar expressed his intention to step down from his current role as the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, his cousin and newly-elected NCP Working President Supriya Sule said as a sister, she wants all of her brother's wishes to come true.

"I also want that Ajit dada's wishes to get fulfilled. It will be the decision of the organisation whether Ajit dada will be given a party position or not but I am very happy that he wants to work for the party. Our party workers will be encouraged. Whether he will be made the state chief or not depends on the party. But as a sister, I want my brother's all wishes to come true," she told reporters on Thursday.

In the presence of NCP stalwart Sharad Pawar, Ajit, on Wednesday, said, "I am told that I don't act tough as the leader of the opposition". "I was never interested to work as Leader of Opposition but accepted the role on demand of the party MLAs," he stated. Though he said that it is up to NCP leadership to decide on his demand.

"Assign me any post in the party organization, and I will do complete justice to whatever responsibility I am entrusted with," he added.

Ajit Pawar was made the role of Leader of the Opposition in July 2022 after the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, in which he served as deputy chief minister, faced a collapse due to a rebellion within the Shiv Sena.

Recently, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar entrusted his daughter and MP Supriya Sule with the responsibility of Maharashtra by appointing her as a Working President. Additionally, Praful Patel has been appointed as another working president to oversee affairs in other states.