Mumbai: With Jayant Patil stepping down as Maharashtra president of the Nationalist Congress Occasion (Sharadchandra Pawar) final month and MLC Shashikant Shinde succeeding him, younger MLA Rohit Pawar has stepped right into a extra distinguished position.

The 39-year-old grandnephew of NCP (SP) patriarch Sharad Pawar has been made the social gathering’s normal secretary and in addition given the cost of its all entrance cells. He has sharpened his assaults on the Maharashtra authorities since his appointment, from exposing ministers’ alleged misconduct to becoming a member of public protests.

He was the primary to place the video out. The clip created an enormous uproar, ultimately embarrassing the Mahayuti authorities, which eliminated Kokate as agriculture minister and moved him to the sports activities ministry.

Final month, Pawar joined academics’ in a single day protest at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan over their calls for. He additionally made vital social media posts on the appointment of former BJP spokesperson Aarti Sathe as a Bombay Excessive Court docket choose.

Many consider Jayant Patil and Rohit Pawar have been in a chilly conflict scenario. Now with Patil now not the state president, Rohit is asserting his presence.

“Probably not a chilly conflict, however throughout the JP instances (Jayant Patil), he was not given any duty throughout the social gathering and was within the shadows. However now he is ready to present his capabilities,” mentioned a celebration functionary near Rohit Pawar.

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With Rohit taking a stand towards the federal government and attempting to nook them on each problem, the functionary quoted above mentioned Rohit is ready to take a decisive stand with the conviction of ideology.

“The earlier social gathering president was tender and well mannered by nature. He would soften the blows whereas taking a stand. However that isn’t the case with Rohit dada. He is aware of the place he stands and what’s proper or improper. And he doesn’t hesitate in that,” the functionary mentioned.

ThePrint tried to succeed in Rohit Pawar through calls. This report can be up to date if and when a response is obtained.

Enjoying aggressive 

Typically sporting an off-the-cuff shirt and denims, Rohit Pawar has began asserting himself extra after he was elected MLA for the second time period from the Karjat Jamkhed constituency. Even throughout his first time period as MLA, he tried to take the centrestage after the NCP cut up in 2023.

Within the latter half of 2023, he organised a Yuva Sangharsh Yatra from Pune to Nagpur with the intention of talking about youths and their points.

The newest problem he picked as much as nook the federal government was Rapido sponsoring Dahi Handi occasion, Professional-Govinda League, organised by the son of Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik. Simply weeks in the past, the minister had publicly known as out the app-based bike taxi aggregator for alleged unlawful operations.

Through the winter session, Rohit Pawar was among the many first few individuals who picked up the homicide case of the Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, in Beed district.

It led to the arrest of former Parli municipal council chief Valmik Karad, who’s believed to be the best hand man of former minister Dhananjay Munde. The problem snowballed right into a political controversy, ultimately resulting in Munde’s resignation from the cupboard.

Rohit additionally raised the problem of how MoS Meghna Bordikar purportedly threatened to slap a village official at a programme in Parbhani.

“Devendra Fadnavis ji, what sort of ‘sajjan’ (first rate) ministers have you ever discovered? Your cupboard’s picture is broken, and extra importantly, the dignity of Maharashtra is being compromised. Please management them,” he wrote on X whereas sharing a purported video of the incident.

Meghna Bordikar responded with a proof. “What I mentioned was within the curiosity of the individuals. I used to be talking in entrance of Zilla Parishad officers about one workers member who has not improved his work. If somebody doesn’t pay attention, we should converse in a language and tone they perceive,” the BJP chief mentioned.

Rohit Pawar’s aggressive aspect was seen in a video of him popping out of the Azad Maidan police station. He had gone there together with NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad to satisfy an injured social gathering employee following a conflict within the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan constructing between supporters of Awhad and BJP legislator Gopichand Padalkar.

After the conflict, members of each teams had been detained contained in the Vidhan Bhavan and had been ultimately handed over to the police.

Through the go to to the police station, Rohit Pawar was seen shouting at a sub-inspector in Marathi. “Hold your voice down, maintain your voice down. Should you elevate your hand, I’ll train you a lesson.”

An FIR has been registered towards him for allegedly threatening the police personnel.

“All these incidents spotlight how he’s rising as a frontrunner of the social gathering and being a youth face, this has now energised our cadre too,” mentioned one other functionary of the social gathering.

Backed by senior Pawar

Rohit Pawar began his profession as a member of the Pune Zilla Parishad in 2017. He grew to become an MLA in 2019.

Backed by Sharad Pawar, Rohit appears to be strolling the trail his grand uncle did. Rohit is the president of the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation. Sharad Pawar too was president of the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation and in addition grew to become the president of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI).

“He has received the belief of Sharad Pawar and has a great backing from his grandfather. And through the years, he has began proving himself. His model is totally different from Supriya tai or Pawar saheb. He has full help of the household,” mentioned the second functionary quoted above.

(Edited by Ajeet Tiwari)

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