NCP leaders to launch statewide tour for expansion: Sunil Tatkare

Nationalist Congress Party NCP Maharashtra unit President and MP Sunil Tatkare on Thursday said the Nationalist Congress Party NCP would soon launch a joint statewide tour aimed at strengthening the party organisation and expanding its base across Maharashtra reported IANSAddressing a press conference in Delhi Tatkare said internal misunderstandings within the party had been resolved and leaders would now work collectively to reinforce the organisation ahead of future political challenges reported IANSTatkare says internal issues have been resolvedTatkare stated that discussions among senior party leaders had helped clear differences that had surfaced in recent weeks following the announcement of the partyrsquos national executive reported IANSldquoAll misunderstandings within the party have been resolvedrdquo he said adding that leaders and workers would jointly travel across Maharashtra as part of an organisational outreach programmeThe statewide tour is expected to focus on strengthening the party structure at the grassroots level and mobilising workers across districtsRevised letter to Election Commission to be submittedTatkare also said the party would soon submit a revised letter to the Election Commission of India regarding the composition of the NCPrsquos national executive reported IANSAccording to him senior leaders held detailed discussions on the matter during an internal meeting and agreed on corrective stepsThe issue had triggered controversy within the party after several senior leaders including Praful Patel Tatkare Chhagan Bhujbal and Dilip Walse Patil were reportedly excluded from the newly constituted national executive listIn addition a letter submitted to the poll panel on April 29 allegedly did not mention Patel as the partyrsquos national working president or Tatkare as the Maharashtra unit chiefSenior leaders reached out after controversyFollowing discontent within the party ranks NCP president and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar along with her sons Parth and Jay reportedly reached out to Praful Patel and Tatkare to assure them that a fresh communication would be sent to the Election Commission correcting what was described as a clerical errorTatkarersquos remarks are being viewed as an attempt to project unity within the party after speculation over internal tensions gained attention in recent daysTatkare dismisses merger speculationWhen asked about rumours of a possible merger involving factions led by Sharad Pawar Tatkare dismissed the speculation and said there was nothing further to discuss on the matter reported IANSHe pointed out that leaders from the Sharad Pawar faction including State President Shashikant Shinde and MP Supriya Sule had already clarified their positions publiclyldquoNothing remains to be discussed on that issue anymorerdquo Tatkare saidNCP to continue with NDA allianceTatkare reiterated that the NCP remains a constituent of the National Democratic Alliance and would continue working with the Bharatiya Janata Party at both the Centre and state levels reported IANSHe also said the party continued to draw inspiration from leaders including Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Mahatma Jyotirao Phule B R Ambedkar and Yashwantrao ChavanTatkare said decisions within the party were taken collectively and stressed that the organisation would continue focusing on developmentoriented politics in the coming monthsWith inputs from IANS