Mumbai, Nov. 14 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday dismissed speculation about a possible merger between the two rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), describing the reports as "mythical fiction akin to Saleem-Javed movie scripts."Speaking to media persons in Mumbai, Raut asserted that the faction led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar operates under the influence of union Home Minister Amit Shah, and maintained that NCP chief Sharad Pawar would never align with it.
"The other faction of the NCP is effectively Amit Shah's faction, and Sharad Pawar will never go with them," Raut said.
Rejecting reports that recent interactions between NCP leaders indicated progress towards a merger, Raut pointed ou...