Mumbai, Sep 29 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan on Saturday accepted the resignation of Ajit Pawar as the state’s deputy chief minister. The latest development in this regard came after Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan accepted his deputy’s resignation and forwarded it to Governor Sankaranarayanan.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar had earlier on Friday asked Chavan to accept Ajit Pawar’s resignation and directing 19 other ministers to resume office. “I will ask Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to accept Ajit Pawar’s resignation as Deputy Chief Minister,” Pawar told mediapersons after a meeting of NCP legislature party here yesterday.
“Ajit Pawar is sticking to his decision to resign. The MLAs want Ajit Pawar to reconsider the decision to resign. The NCP supports the chief minister’s move to submit a White Paper on the irrigation scam.
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