NCP split: No right to make appointments after expulsion from party, Awhad tells Patel, Tatkare

Nationalist Congress Party leader Jitendra Awhad on Monday said Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patel and Lok Sabha member Sunil Tatkare do not have the right to make appointments in the organisation as they have been expelled from the partyEarlier in the day NCP chief Sharad Pawar had said the names of Patel and Tatkare had been removed from the membership register of the partyThe NCP chief had accused them of antiparty activities including spearheading and facilitating the defection of Ajit Pawar and eight MLAs who joined the Eknath Shinde government on SundayAsserting that Sharad Pawar was the NCP national president Awhad said The NCP constitution which is recognised by the Election Commission of India gives complete powers to the national president to suspend or dismiss any member removing him from the membership right if he president is convinced that serious damage will be caused to the party unless such action is taken immediatelyAwhad added that any such action shall be forwarded to the central disciplinary committee for approvalAwhad was speaking to reporters on Monday evening after Patel and Tatkare along with Ajit Pawar claimed Sharad Pawar alone cannot decide on their party membershipIf these leaders Ajit Pawar faction still admit that Sharad Pawar is their party national president then how can they challenge his decisions If you are expelled from the party you have no constitutional right to make any new appointments he saidShowing Sharad Pawars letter in which he has given details of the action against Patel and Tatkare the MumbarKalwa MLA said These leaders have no legal right to take such decisions These leaders were already informed about the decision by Sharad PawarSoon after being removed as NCP working president Patel on Monday evening announced the appointment of Lok Sabha MP Sunil Tatkare as the partys state unit chief replacing Jayant Patil and Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar as its legislature wing leaderPatel told a press conference here he had informed Jayant Patil to hand over the charge to TatkareOn Sunday Jayant Patil had appointed Awhad as Leader of Opposition in the Assembly and the chief whip of the party after Ajit Pawar joined the Shinde governmentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever