Eknath Khadse joins NCP in presence of Sharad Pawar, accuses BJP of betrayal
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Eknath Khadse joins NCP in presence of Sharad Pawar, accuses BJP of betrayal

Mumbai: Senior politician from Maharashtra, Eknath Khadse and lots of different leaders, who had give up the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, had been formally inducted into the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in presence of its founder Sharad Pawar on Friday.

Khadse, his daughter Rohini Khadse-Khevalkar and 72 different get together staff at varied ranges from Jalgaon district had been lustily cheered as they joined NCP, amid hypothesis that many others from the BJP could observe go well with.

Thanking the NCP management for inducting him into the get together fold, Khadse mentioned that he’ll work onerous to strengthen the get together based by Sharad Pawar throughout the state and elsewhere.

The veteran politician additionally blamed his former get together BJP for not rewarding him for years of his dedication, selfless service and onerous work. Khadse went to say that he was ”betrayed” by the state BJP leaders, in a veiled reference to Devendra Fadnavis, whom his supporters had blamed for sideling him within the get together.

“I struggled however by no means received a dagger within the again. I spent 40 years within the get together however by no means used a girl in politics, that is not in my nature. Jayant Patil as soon as instructed me that for those who come to our get together, they are going to put ED behind me,’’ he mentioned.

He threatened by saying ”if BJP will put ED towards me, I’ll use ‘CD’ towards them”. He, nonetheless, clarified that he has not joined the get together with any expectations. “I have struggled for my entire life. I have sacrificed my life for the BJP, but now I will work for NCP with full strength,” Khadse mentioned as he joined Pawar’s get together.

Welcoming him into the get together, state NCP President and minister Jayant Patil mentioned that it was “unfortunate” that such a senior chief was humiliated by the BJP on trumped-up fees regardless of his contributions to constructing the get together.

“Now, they will realise that ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ (Khadse) and `picture abhi baaki hai`. His entry will strengthen the NCP,” Patil mentioned, in a loaded trace of extra to return after Khadse.

Meanwhile senior NCP chief Prafful Patel additionally welcomed Khadse into the get together. 

Reacting to studies about NCP providing him a ministerial berth, get together president Sharad Pawar mentioned that nothing has been promised to Khadse. He has joined the get together out of his personal free will and we welcome him into the get together fold, Pawar added.

Starting his political profession within the 1970s, Khadse, 68, was elected the sarpanch of Kothali village in 1987. Later he was elected as a legislator for six occasions from 1989 until 2019 from his residence city Muktainagar.

In the Shiv Sena-BJP authorities (1995-1999), he had served as a minister. Later he served because the Leader of Opposition earlier than being bypassed for the publish of Chief Minister when the BJP-Sena regime took workplace in 2014, stunning many within the political circles.

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