In a move that came as a surprise to many, veteran politician Sharad Pawar on Tuesday resigned as president of the Nationalist Congress Party, the political outfit he floated more than two decades ago.
“I have decided to step down as the president of the NCP,” Pawar said at a press briefing. His announcement was greeted by loud exclamations from the gathering.
Pawar, however, made it clear that he was not taking a backseat from politics. “My colleagues, even though I am stepping down from the post of president, I am not retiring from public life,” he said.
NCP leaders refused to step down from the dias and shouted slogans for Pawar to continue. Some leaders were in teams as Pawar resigned from the post.
The topmost leaders are trying to convince Pawar to take back the resignation. As sloganeering continued Pawar sat in silence on the stage.
Ajit Pawar said that the panel will decide on the new chief.
