India, June 12 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president and deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar delivered a solemn reprimand to party leaders and office-bearers on Thursday, cautioning them against indiscipline and indulging in acts detrimental to the party's interests. Amid rumours of power struggles among the party's top leadership, Pawar emphasised that seniority alone would not determine advancement in the party; she placed importance on an individual's contribution to strengthening the organization and expanding the party's base.

Pawar made the forthright remark, echoing her late husband Ajit Pawar's style of leadership, while addressing the party's 27th foundation day held at Shanmukhananda Auditorium; her first since the pass...