Nagpur, Nov 14 (PTI) Maharashtra NCP (SP) spokesperson Pravin Kunte Patil on Saturday said the reports about a possible merger of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party were “completely false”.
In a statement here, Kunte Patil alleged that such reports were being deliberately circulated in the media to divert the people’s attention from pressing issues including the drought, inflation, unemployment, alleged vote theft, and irregularities in the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examinations.
The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) would not merge with any other political party, Kunte Patil said, adding, “Our official stand is that those who wish to merge should join our party.”
NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule said earlier in the day that the merger discussions ended for her after her cousin and then NCP president Ajit Pawar’s death, and she had not received any communication from the other side on the issue.
(PTI News)
