Praful Patel 'ditched' Sharad Pawar? Watch NCP leader's rection when asked the question

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Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar. "The State Discipline Committee passed a resolution dated 2 July 2023 recorded the factum of disqualification of the said 9 (nine) MLAs from the party due to their indulgence in anti-party activities," the letter served to the nine disqualified MLAs said.

Ajit Pawar and Chhagan Bhujbal along with Dilip Patil, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Mundo, Dharmaraobaba Atram, Aditi Tatkare, Sanjay Bansode and Anil Patil joined Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government on Sunday. "It is recorded that the fact these defections were done in such a secretive manner, without the knowledge or consent of the Party President, amounts to desertion of the party which in turn invites disqualification," the letter said.

"The Party has therefore initiated appropriate proceedings for formal disqualification of these MLAs from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly under the 10 per cent Schedule of the Constitution of India," the letter said further. The letter also ordered the disqualified MLAs to refrain from misrepresenting before any forum that they have any association with the NCP Party.

Any such act of misrepresentation would be absolutely unlawful and illegal. Ajit Pawar took oath as Deputy Chief Minister on Sunday, July 2.