'Whatever discussions we had remains between us': Supriya Sule on merger of NCP factions after Ajit Pawar's death

NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Thursday said it was the moral responsibility of everyone to fulfil the unfinished dreams of Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash on January 28. She also added that the merger discussions they had "remain between us".

"We are supporting each other and moving forward. Dada is no more, so I do not want to revisit old matters. Whatever discussions we had remain between us. It is our moral responsibility to complete his unfinished dreams," news agency PTI quoted her as saying when asked about speculation over a possible merger of the two NCP factions.




On whether talks on a merger would continue, Sule said the family was in mourning and did not wish to comment further at this stage.

Referring to concerns raised by MLA Rohit Pawar over the circumstances of the plane crash, she said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had assured a detailed inquiry. "His uneasiness is natural. There are many questions about what happened, how it happened and whether it could have been prevented. The chief minister has promised a detailed probe. We should wait for its outcome," the Baramati Lok Sabha MP said.

Sule also expressed gratitude to leaders across party lines who enquired about the health of NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar during his recent hospitalisation. She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Union minister Rajnath Singh, and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah were among those who reached out. "I sincerely thank everyone for standing with the Pawar family during this period," she said.
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