3 out of 5 'missing' MLAs are with party: NCP

November 24, 2019 15:02

The Nationalist Congress Party has claimed that three of its five MLAs, who went 'missing' on Saturday after attending the swearing in of Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra's chief minister along with NCP's Ajit Pawar as his deputy, have been contacted and they are with the party.

Till Sunday morning, five NCP MLAs -- Daulat Daroda (Shahapur), Nitin Pawar (Kalwan), Narhari Zhirwal (Dindori), Babasaheb Patil (Ahmedpur), Anil Patil (Amalner) -- were reported 'missing', party spokesperson Nawab Malik said.

The party has been able to contact Anil Patil, Babasaheb Patil and Daroda, he said.

Malik took to Twitter and tagged Anil Patil's tweet in which the latter said he continues to be part of the NCP and expressed faith in the leadership of Sharad Pawar.

In the tweet, Patil said he went to the Raj Bhawan since Ajit Pawar was the legislature party leader.

"I wasn't aware about what was going to happen at the Raj Bhawan. I am with Sharad Pawar," Patil said in the tweet.

Malik said this was an indication of Patil's return to the party fold.

Earlier on Saturday, Daroda's family filed a missing person complaint with police.

Malik said on Sunday that the party has released two separate videos of Daroda and Babasheb Patil in which they are seen stating that they are with the NCP.

"Efforts are also on to reach out to Zhirwal and Nitin Pawar. All of them will be back with the party by this evening," the NCP spokesperson said.

He said efforts were also on to convince Ajit Pawar to return to the party fold.

"It would be better for him if he accepts his mistake. We don't want him to stay out alone," Malik said. -- PTI

Image: NCP MLAs leave in a bus after a meeting with party MLA's in Mumbai on Saturday. Photograph: PTI Photo

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