In an effort to remain relevant in state politics, Ramdas Kadam criticises Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar for "breaking Shiv Sena" in Maharashtra

Ramdas Kadam charged Sharad Pawar, the leader of the NCP, and former DCM Ajit Pawar with breaking the Shiv Sena while in charge during the MVA regime, a day after his expulsion from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and his subsequent appointment as the Leader by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in the newly formed national executive. He asserted that Pawar's purposefully undermined the Shiv Sena by taking advantage of Thackeray's illness. In addition, Kadam attacked Thackeray for failing to support staunch Shiv Sainiks like himself and criticised his management style for causing strife within the party.

 

Mahesh Tapase, the state NCP Chief spokesperson, rejected Kadam's comments, asserting that the BJP was responsible for the Shiv Sena's split and that the rebel leaders were attempting to deflect attention from this by focusing on Pawar. "The NCP is still supporting Uddhav Thackeray and his group of Sena leaders even after the rebellion," he pointed out. "The MVA was formed due to Pawar's initiative."

 

"I have given Uddhavji ample proof about how NCP Chief Sharad Pawar is breaking the Shiv Sena," claimed Kadam. According to Kadam, He (Pawar) has provided the Kunabi community (in Konkan) with respectable positions and financial support. "The Chief Minister was ours, and money came from government coffers, but Pawar steadily undermined the party (Sena). He continued, "Many MLAs expressed comparable worries before you (Uddhav Thackeray), but you were not prepared to leave Pawar.

 

Would Balasaheb Thackeray, the founder of Sena, have permitted Uddhav Thackeray to win the support of the NCP and Congress to become chief minister if he had been alive today? Kadam questioned. Kadam claimed that he had opposed Uddhav Thackeray's attempt to form a coalition government in Maharashtra with the NCP and Congress in 2019. "I explained to him (Uddhav) that it is equivalent to sin. This arrangement will not bring peace to Balasaheb Thackeray's soul,” said he. 

 

Kadam, who had lost control even in his own Khed assembly in Ratnagiri district, which is now represented by his son Yogesh Kadam, has joined yet another Pawar's baiter by criticising NCP leader Sharad Pawar. In the unified Congress, leaders after leaders used to target Pawar in an effort to keep the Congress high command happy. Even after Pawar founded the NCP in June 1999, his opponents continued to make him the obvious target in an effort to make headlines and gain more clout in local politics.

 

 

Image Courtesy: Twitter @themaktab