Pune: In a veiled attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over his remarks that "those unwilling to say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' have no right to stay in the country", NCP chief Sharad Pawar today said a chief minister should not take a stand as he represents all sections.

"CM's position does not belong to any political party but is of the state and when he represents all the castes and religions of that state, he should not take such a stand," Pawar said while addressing a function in which he was given an award by a city-based social organisation.