Row within Maharashtra Opposition after Sharad Pawar felicitates Eknath Shinde

A row erupted within the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi on Wednesday after Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar felicitated Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for his leadership at an event a day earlier, The Indian Express reported.

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray said that he did not expect this from a leader like Sharad Pawar. His party colleague Sanjay Raut said that the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief had let the public down.

The Maha Vikas Aghadi comprises the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Sharad Pawar’s faction of the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress.

On the other hand, the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the state includes the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction and the Nationalist Congress Party faction led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

On Tuesday, Sharad Pawar felicitated Shinde with the Mahadji Shinde Rashtriya Gaurav Award on the occasion of the 98th All India Marathi Literary Conference in New Delhi, India Today reported.

Sharad Pawar chairs the welcoming committee of the conference.

In his address during the event, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief praised Shinde’s inclusive approach to governance and development during his tenure as chief minister in the previous Mahayuti alliance regime, according to India Today.

A day later, Raut, who is also spokesperson of the…

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