The daggers are finally out. The souring Congress-NCP ties turned bitter on Wednesday, with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar telling off the Congress for holding up proposals in various government departments. “We are ready to sit outside the government and you can run it with our support,” growled Pawar, upset over the alleged non-cooperative attitude of bureaucracy in general and Congress in particular, said a senior government functionary.

Ajit Pawar. File pic