Congress’s Balasaheb Thorat Says Cannot Work With Maharashtra Unit Chief Nana Patole

Balasaheb Thorat has stated he’s unable to work with Maharashtra Congress Nana Patole

Mumbai:

Senior Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat has written to the celebration’s central management citing his incapacity to work with Maharashtra unit chief Nana Patole because of the latter’s “anger” in the direction of him, an aide of the previous claimed on Monday.

Nana Patole informed reporters in Pune he did not suppose Balasaheb Thorat had written any such letter, including he would solely be capable to remark if he knew this “letter’s contents”.

In his letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Balasaheb Thorat, a former state unit chief and minister, has additionally stated he isn’t being consulted earlier than choices have been being taken right here, the aide added.

“Thorat, in his letter to the Congress management, has expressed incapacity to work with state president Nana Patole saying if he (Patole) holds a lot anger in opposition to him, then it might be tough to work with him. Thorat has additionally complained of not being consulted whereas choices are taken,” the shut aide claimed.

Nana Patole, chatting with reporters, stated, “I have no idea what letter Thorat saheb has written. I can converse on it if the contents are made obtainable to me. I do not suppose Thorat has written any such letter.” Nana Patole added a gathering of the state govt committee of the Congress might be held on February 13 the place a number of points might be mentioned to search out options.

The matter comes days after then Nashik graduates constituency MLC Sudhir Tambe, who’s the brother-in-law of Balasaheb Thorat, declined to contest regardless of being the Congress’ official candidate and obtained his son Satyajit Tambe to battle as an impartial. Satyajit Tambe received the ballot, outcomes of which have been introduced on February 2.

Whereas the Congress was left red-faced because of the episode, the silence of Balasaheb Thorat, who’s recuperating from a shoulder harm, was seen as silent assist to the Tambe father-son duo, sources stated.

Whereas Mr Thorat didn’t participate within the marketing campaign of Satyajit Tambe within the run as much as the polls on January 30, a number of of the previous’s household have been current. The Congress has suspended Sudhir Tambe and Satyajit Tambe from the celebration for the MLC ballot twist.

Balasaheb Thorat has additionally stated he was insulted by the (state) celebration management and statements have been made in opposition to his household on the (Tambe) problem, the aide stated quoting the letter.

Some functionaries from Ahmednagar have been punished over this problem, the letter to Kharge additional stated.

Nana Patole had, on January 26, disbanded the Ahmednagar district committee of the Congress for “anti celebration actions” as a few of its members had reportedly campaigned for Satyajit Tambe as an alternative of the candidate to whom the celebration had formally prolonged assist.

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