India, Feb. 6 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar on Thursday said that all MLAs, workers and office-bearers as well as the Pawar family want deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar to be the national president of NCP.

Speaking to reporters in Baramati, the Karjat Jamkhed MLA also said Sunetra Pawar will herself speak on the merger of the NCP and NCP (SP) after the mourning period following Ajit Pawar's death on January 28 is over.

"Let the 13-day mourning period pass and Sunetra 'kaki' herself will speak on the matter," he said.

He said there has been no discussion within the family since January 28 on issues related to the merger.

"For us, it is emotionally difficult to take any political stand during thi...