Election Commission's decision on NCP: Victory of 'invisible power', conspiracy against Maharashtra, says Supriya Sule

The Sharad Pawarled Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader Supriya Sule on Tuesday dubbed the Election Commissions decision to recognise the Ajit Pawar faction as the real NCP a victory of invisible power and a conspiracy against Maharashtra and Marathi people reported the PTIThe Election Commission of India also allotted the NCP symbol Wall Clock to the group led by Ajit PawarThe ECIs decision is the victory of the invisible power This is a huge conspiracy against Maharashtra and Marathi people However I am not at all surprised by this decision Sule daughter of NCP founder Sharad Pawar told reporters in New Delhi according to the PTISupriya Sule also drew a parallel between the ECIs ruling in the Shiv Sena undivided case referring to the poll body acknowledging the Eknath Shindeled group as the real Sena after he rebelled against Uddhav Thackeray in 2022Both parties the NCP and undivided Shiv Sena were born in Maharashtra and led by Marathi people This is one more example of how the invisible powers make decisions that would hurt the Marathi people and the state said Sule as per the PTIShe said the conspiracy hatched against the late Bal Thackerays family is now replicated against Sharad PawarPawar saheb started his political career without any legacy or background The ECIs decision is not the truth It is an injustice to the people of Maharashtra Sule added according to the PTIShe said new names will be submitted to the ECI ahead of the upcoming Rajya Sabha electionsSpeaking to reporters in Mumbai Maharashtra NCP president Sharad Pawar group Jayant Patil said they will challenge the ECI decision in the Supreme Court which is the last hopeHe said the NCP was founded by Sharad Pawar who developed it from the grassroots and also helped many leaders grow in their political careersSharad Pawar loyalist and former minister Jitendra Awhad also alleged the ECI decision was managed from the topQueried on a huge number of affidavits filed before the ECI by both sides of the NCP ahead of the ruling Awhad said The ECI exercise was a circus It was predecided who would get the NCP name and symbolTargeting Ajit Pawar and other MLAs who sided with him Awhad said he felt sad as those who enjoyed the fruits of Sharad Pawars efforts to expand the NCP are now trying to politically strangle the veteranWhen asked about the future course of action Awhad said Sharad Pawar is our party He is our symbol and people of this state know him There are many people in the state who are still firmly behind PawarHe said it was Sharad Pawar who expanded the party base in other states as wellWho made him Ajit Pawar deputy chief minister in erstwhile UPA and MVA governments Who made Sunil Tatkare the irrigation minister in previous governments The answer is Sharad Pawar he addedAwhad also targeted senior leaders Dilip Walse Patil and Hasan Mushrif who aligned with Ajit Pawar when he joined the Shiv SenaBJP government last July terming them as opportunistsSharad Pawar will rise as a proverbial phoenix bird No one can paralyse him he addedwith PTI inputs