Mumbai, Feb. 6 -- The Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) has hit out at Shetkari Kamgar Paksha General Secretary Jayant Patil for questioning the "urgency" of Sunetra Pawar in taking oath as Deputy Chief Minister.
NCP spokesperson Sayali Dalvi, defending Sunetra Pawar's decision, invoked the example of Maharani Yesubai, stating that after the death of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, Yesubai set aside her personal grief and continued to fight to protect Raigad.
Dalvi said that after Ajit Pawar's demise, the NCP was left orphaned, and Sunetra Pawar took on the responsibility of Deputy Chief Minister to steady the party and reassure its workers during a difficult time. She added that history would never forgive those who chose to criticis...