Nagpur, Nov. 14 -- Reports about a possible merger between the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) and the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) are completely false and have no factual basis, Pravin Kunte Patil, spokesperson of the Sharad Pawar-led party, said on Saturday.

In a statement, Kunte Patil alleged that reports about the proposed merger were being deliberately circulated in print and electronic media to divert public attention from pressing issues such as the drought situation in the state, rising inflation, unemployment, alleged vote theft involving the Election Commission and irregularities in MPSC examinations.

He categorically stated that the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) would not merge wi...