Jayant Patil Claims Ajit Pawar Controlled by Consultants

Jayant Patil, a leader from the National Congress Party (SCP), has claimed that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is now controlled by his consultants to a great extent. Speaking at a press conference, Patil said, “Ajit Pawar is not the same anymore. He has hired consultants for what to say in his speeches in front of the media, and they have been given the responsibility by spending a lot of money.”

Patil added, “He (Ajit Pawar) speaks in the manner he is advised. The branding work has been done on a large scale. What he is saying now is not on his wish; the consultant is controlling him to a great extent.”

This statement comes after Ajit Pawar’s recent comments during one of his ‘Jan Samman Yatras’ about society not liking rifts in families. Earlier today, Ajit Pawar refuted reports of a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss a seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Vidhan Sabha election. Pawar clarified that their discussion in Mumbai was limited to farming-related issues, including concerns about cotton and soybean crops. He also mentioned his request to not ban onion imports to ensure fair prices for onion farmers.

Ajit Pawar said, “There was no such discussion. I did meet Amit Shah yesterday as he was in Mumbai for Ganpati Darshan. I did discuss some issues related to farming, including cotton and soybean. I have also requested not to ban the import of onions. We need to see how onion farmers get a good price for their produce. I discussed all these issues. But as some newspapers reported, the meeting is false and baseless with no facts in it.”

Ajit Pawar added, “We all will be sitting together to discuss all 288 seats. Which seat to be given to whom will be discussed. Maximum discussion has been done. Few seats are remaining, and those seats will be discussed soon. The exact number will come once our final discussion.”

He also stated, “I have never said that I will contest alone. Those who are making such statements, you must ask them. I have no reason to respond to others’ statements. We are focused on making sure our schemes reach people for their benefits.”