Pawar as also the Congress ruled out any impact of the current developments on the leadership and stability of the government in Maharashtra or at the Centre.
Ajit Pawar resigned yesterday in the wake of his alleged involvement in irrigation scam of Rs 20,000 crores during his ten year tenure as Water Resources Minister between 1999 to 2009. Nineteen other party Ministers also offered to quit in solidarity.
The NCP Legislature Party, of which Ajit Pawar is the leader, met today and passed a resolution urging him to withdraw the resignation. They also authorised party chief Sharad Pawar to take a final decision on the issue which will be binding.
"When a leader takes a step, then his supporters react and his supporters have reacted. There is nothing wrong with that. But it is the job of senior leaders to take a sensible decision on time in moments like this.
"After much thought, we have told them (other Ministers) that their resignations would not be accepted. You have to work and you have to continue to run the government," the Union Agriculture Minister said in Kolkata. (More)