NCP is backstabber, will report its machinations to Cong high-command: Patole

Rumblings in the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA camp came to the fore on Wednesday with Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole accusing ally NCP of being a backstabber a day after the Sharad Pawarled party joined hands with rival BJP in Gondia Zilla Parishad elections keeping Congress away from powerSpeaking to reporters here Patole said the Congress highcommand will be apprised about the machinations of NCP of the last twoandahalf years in the forthcoming Udaipur conclavePatole said friendship should be done with all honesty and that an enemy attacking openly from the front is betterHe said the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA which includes Shiv Sena NCP and Congress was formed to keep the BJP out of powerDespite being in an alliance the NCP encroached on Congress in Malegaon Bhiwandi and several other places Yesterday the NCP joined hands with the BJP in the Gondia Zilla Parishad to elect the president They have stabbed Congress in the back Patole saidHe said in the Bhandara Zilla Parishad the Congress foiled BJPs attempt to hurt the Grand Old PartyPatole said the NCP had earlier encroached upon the Congress in Malegaon and Bhiwandi despite being in an alliance which proves that NCP considers Congress as its rivalMVA partners Jayant Patil NCP Subhash Desai Shiv Sena and myself had decided that efforts should be made to ensure that maximum Zilla Parishads stay with the MVA the Congress leader saidBreaking the MVA alliance code the NCP on Tuesday joined hands with rival BJP to elect the president of the Gondia Zilla Parishad keeping the Congress away from power with the backing of Independents and a local outfitIn Bhandara five rebel members of the BJP led by former MLA Charan Waghmare joined hands with Congress to elect the party candidate as the president of the ZP A BJP member was elected as the vice president of the Zilla Parishad in BhandaraResponding to Patoles charge Maharashtra NCP president and minister Jayant Patil said the allegation raised by the former was wrongHe said the NCP always wants the three Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA constituents to remain togetherThe party will take note if something different has happened in Gondia as alleged by Nana Patole But there is also a need to think about who gets along well or shares different opinions at the local level We will take information on that Patil told reportersHe said Patole had contacted NCP leaders earlier but didnt elaborateThere may be some problem in local leaders of NCP and Congress coming together at the local level due to differences in opinions We will go into details of this he addedPatil said the NCP never intended to disturb the MVASenior NCP leader Praful Patel is abroad today Hence I have not been able to communicate with him It will be right to comment only after seeing in what condition the decision NCP and BJP coming together in Gondia was taken he added Patel a former Union minister hails from GondiaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever