Mumbai, Feb. 2 -- NCP founder Sharad Pawar today dismissed claims that there were no moves by his late nephew and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar to merge his NCP with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP.
Speaking to media persons here, NCP founder said, "What would those who were not in the merger talks know about our meeting? On the contrary, there were discussions among us regarding the merger of the NCP. We also had meetings. We were going to make an announcement in this regard on February 12."Sharad Pawar was reacting to a statement made by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis earlier that, "If Ajit Pawar was holding discussions on the merger, would he have done so without taking BJP into confidence? Secondly, supposing he was holding such discussi...