Ajit Pawar's 'repentance' will not help him win Baramati assembly election: Sanjay Raut | Mumbai News

Shiv Sena MP (UBT) Sanjay Raut has predicted that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will lose the upcoming assembly election in Baramati.

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena MP (UBT) Sanjay Raut on Monday criticised Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, claiming that Pawar would lose the upcoming assembly elections from his constituency, Baramati.
Earlier, Ajit Pawar had recently admitted that it was a mistake to field his wife Sunetra against his cousin Supriya Sule in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and that politics should stay out of family matters.
Ajit Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government in Maharashtra last year with a faction of NCP leaders, leading to a split in the party founded by his uncle Sharad Pawar. While expressing satisfaction over the development work done in Baramati, Ajit Pawar mentioned that perhaps it was time for the constituency to have another MP for comparison.
Ajit Pawar has been the MP from Baramati since 1991 and won the 2019 assembly elections by a large margin against Gopichand Padalkar of the BJP. The state elections are scheduled for next month.
Reacting to Ajit Pawar's recent comments, Sanjay Raut said, “There is no point in regretting what he did to his uncle Sharad Pawar and his party. Ajit Pawar will definitely lose the Baramati assembly elections.”
Raut accused Ajit Pawar of creating a split in the NCP and the Pawar family. He alleged that Ajit Pawar had taken control of Sharad Pawar's political party and symbol and termed it a betrayal.
“Ajit Pawar has created a split within the NCP and the Pawar family. He has even taken away Sharad Pawar's party and symbol. He has back-stabbed his uncle, who was a fatherly figure to him,” the Rajya Sabha member alleged.
Raut also criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is currently visiting Mumbai, and expressed concerns about the BJP's intentions towards the city.
“We fear that these BJP leaders will continue to undermine Mumbai politically and financially. There are constant attempts to shift good things like organisations and institutions from Mumbai to Gujarat. The International Financial Services Centre, which was supposed to be in Mumbai, has been shifted to Gujarat,” he said.
Raut concluded with his opposition to such policies and said, “We are against such policies of these BJP leaders.”
The Shiv Sena MP (UBT)'s remarks underscore the ongoing political tensions in Maharashtra as the state prepares for the upcoming assembly elections.