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

Mumbai:

Senior Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat has written to the social gathering’s central management citing his incapability 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 advised 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 selections had been being taken right here, the aide added.

“Thorat, in his letter to the Congress management, has expressed incapability to work with state president Nana Patole saying if he (Patole) holds a lot anger towards him, then it will be tough to work with him. Thorat has additionally complained of not being consulted whereas selections 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 accessible to me. I do not suppose Thorat has written any such letter.” Nana Patole added a gathering of the state government committee of the Congress will likely be held on February 13 the place a number of points will likely be mentioned to seek 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 struggle as an unbiased. Satyajit Tambe received the ballot, outcomes of which had 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 help 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 had been current. The Congress has suspended Sudhir Tambe and Satyajit Tambe from the social gathering for the MLC ballot twist.

Balasaheb Thorat has additionally stated he was insulted by the (state) social gathering management and statements had been made towards his household on the (Tambe) difficulty, the aide stated quoting the letter.

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

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

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