NCP president and Maratha Stalwart Sharad Pawar in his reaction the political crisis in Madhya Pradesh has said he has full confidence in the capabilities of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, whose 14-month-old government is on the brink of collapse.
Pawar, a former Congressman, said if talks had been initiated with Scindia, who joined the BJP a day after quitting the country’s oldest political party, the present situation won’t have arisen in the adjoining state.
Talking to reporters, he said, “People believe that Kamal Nath can do miracles. It will be known in the next one or two days if it will really happen. I don’t know the composition of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.”
He added, “But, if there was a dialogue with “raja saheb” (Scindia), this situation wouldn’t have arisen. He wanted to be given new responsibilities after his defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. But, this is not Congress culture and it is not easy.”
Asked if the Congress was at fault, Pawar avoided a direct reply, saying, “I don’t know about whether it was Congress’ fault. But it was felt that opportunity should have been given to a good person.”
The former Union minister rejected criticism that Congress lacks strong leadership. “There is leadership in the Congress and it is capable.”
The Maratha strongman ruled out a Madhya Pradesh-like political drama playing out in Maharashtra.
“The Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra is doing well and is on the right path. There is no doubt that the MVA government will last its full term,” he said.
The fact that the media has not got any material to write against it (MVA government) means all is well, he said.
