As the battle for real NCP takes centerstage, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said that National Executive Meeting called by his uncle Sharad Pawar in New Delhi is illegal and the decisions taken at the meeting won’t be binding on the party leaders.

 

“The dispute on the question of who represents the real NCP is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the ECI and therefore no person within the party has any authority to call for any meeting of the National Executive/National Working Committee/National Office Bearers/ State Party Presidents till such time the dispute is finally decided by the ECI,” read a statement released by Ajit Pawar’s team.

 

The statement added that the meeting of the National Executive taking place in Delhi today has no legal sanctity whatsoever.

 

 

 

“Further, any of the decisions which may be taken in the so called National Executive Meeting shall have no valid legal basis and shall not be binding on anyone in the party,” the statement said.

 

According to the statement, Ajit Pawar was elected the National President of NCP on 30 June with the overwhelming support from majority of elected representatives of NCP as well as the members working on different organisational posts.

 

“Ajit Pawar has also filed a petition before the Election Commission of India, stating that he represents the real NCP and therefore, the name of the party along with the symbol be granted to him,” the statement added.