MUMBAI/PUNE: Only two people can speak on the merger of the two NCP factions, Sharad Pawar and Sunetra Pawar, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.“Only what they say is the truth,” he said while claiming he had no knowledge of what was happening.Speaking to the media at the annual Diwali lunch at his official residence, Varsha, on Tuesday, Fadnavis said, “If they [Pawars] decide on a merger, they will come and tell us because it cannot happen without us.”On Wednesday deputy CM Sunetra Pawar said everyone would come to know about the developments at the right time.Sunetra made the remarks while addressing the media in her home constituency of Baramati for the first time since reports emerged that a section of disgruntled senior party functionaries in her party was looking to revive merger talks with the rival faction led by Sharad Pawar.Her response on the issue was keenly anticipated.However, she chose not to elaborate on the merger speculation and instead spoke about various initiatives being undertaken by the state govt for tribal communities.After responding to a single question on the merger issue, Sunetra declined to take any further questions and left the press conference. Other NCP functionaries also refrained from commenting on the issue.NCP state president Sunil Tatkare, who visited Baramati on Tuesday to meet Sunetra and her elder son Parth Pawar, said that only Sunetra, in her capacity as the party chief, would comment on the matter.Meanwhile, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar held a closed-door meeting with former state party president and senior leader Jayant Patil and Lok Sabha MP Amol Kolhe at his Mumbai residence on Tuesday night.
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