Gave permission to Ajit Pawar to resign: NCP chief

September 25, 2012 18:48

NCP chief Sharad Pawar today said he had given "permission" to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who is facing allegations of irregularities in irrigation projects, to resign from his post.

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar told PTI over phone that Ajit, who is his nephew, had called him yesterday and sought permission to quit from the post.

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