In Big Sharad Pawar Party Meet Today, Succession Talks: 10 Points

 

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Veteran leader Sharad Pawar is yet to take a final call on requests to roll back his resignation, but his Nationalist Congress Party is clearing decks for a successor -- just in case. Supriya Sule, Mr Pawar's daughter, appears to be the favourite.
Here are 10 points on this big story:

    The committee tasked with choosing a successor will meet today to decide on the next step as instructed by Sharad Pawar. Sources said it can set in motion the process of Supriya Sule's elevation. Many have hinted that she will also take on Sharad Pawar's mantle in the Opposition.

    For the committee, the big challenge is keeping Mr Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar within the fold. There has been no indication that a special role is being crafted for the 63-year-old within the party.  

    But the NCP is in talks with allies Congress and the Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray to pitch its leader as the Chief Ministerial face of the Maha Vikas Aghadi in the next assembly election. Sources said the party is the largest one in the alliance and Ajit Pawar is the Leader of the Opposition.

    Today, leaders of opposition parties from across the country called Sharad Pawar, who has been working to unite opposition leaders ahead of the 2024 elections, and discussed his decision to step down from the president's post. Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah, DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechuri, Aam Aadmi Party's Sanjay Singh, CPI's D Raja were the prominent leaders who have spoken to the NCP patriarch today.

    Sharad Pawar's shock resignation was announced on Tuesday amid speculation about Ajit Pawar's growing proximity to the BJP. Many assumed that Sharad Pawar's move was meant to forestall him and a split in the party that might follow.  

    On Wednesday, Ajit Pawar, after a meet with his uncle, quoted him as saying, "I took my decision but because of all of you, I will rethink on my decision. But I need two to three days".

    Sharad Pawar has not shown any inclination to change his mind so far. Today, addressing the emotional partymen, Mr Pawar said: "It is true that before taking such a decision it should have been discussed with the co-workers. But I knew that you would never agree, so I took a direct decision".

    Earlier today, Congress's Rahul Gandhi spoke to Supriya Sule on Mr Pawar's resignation as the chief of Nationalist Congress Party, sources said.

    Senior party leader Chaggan Bhujbal has endorsed Supriya Sule as Sharad Pawar's successor. "Ajit Pawar should take care of the state and (Supriya) Sule should take care of national politics. She should be the next national president if Sharad Pawar doesn't want to continue as the president," he had told NDTV yesterday.

    After the 2018 assembly election, Ajit Pawar suddenly took oath with Devendra Fadnavis, as his uncle worked to stitch up a coalition with Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena and the Congress. In a book recently, Pawar Senior said he was "shocked" when he learnt about it.

Manipur violence: Train services stopped; BJP MLA attacked in Imphal. 10 points

 

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A scooterist rides past a damaged water tanker that was set afire during a protest by tribal groups in Churachandpur in Manipur. (REUTERS)

As clashes broke out across Manipur, the Northeast Frontier Railway has stopped all trains to the northeastern state.
Top updates on Manipur violence:

1. The Indian Army said the Indian Air Force undertook continuous sorties from two airfields in Assam employing C17 Globemaster and AN 32 aircraft. “Induction commenced on the night of 4th May and additional columns commenced domination with effect from wee hours of May 5,” the army said.

2. Domination and evacuation of civilians of all communities from affected areas continued throughout the night. Flag march in Churachandpur and other sensitive areas underway, the army said.

3. Following the law and order situation, the Northeast Frontier Railway has stopped all Manipur-bound trains. "No trains are entering Manipur till the situation is improved. The decision has been taken after the Manipur government advised to stop train movement, said Sabyasachi De, CPRO of NF Railway, told to news agency ANI. Four trains have been cancelled. Initially, this decision has been taken only for May 5 and 6, the Indian Railways.

4. The army urged the citizens to rely only on content from official and verified sources. This comes after the Indian Army cautioned about several fake videos on the security situation in Manipur were being circulated.

5. Some media reports indicated that Union home minister Amit Shah will not be travelling to Manipur on Friday. On Thursday, Shah spoke with the chief ministers of Manipur and its neighbouring states and held meetings with top central and state bodies through video conferencing to review the situation in the state.

6. Internet services have been suspended in the state amid tension.

7. Violence broke out on May 3 during the 'Tribal Solidarity March' called by the All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM) in the Torbung area of Churachandpur district to protest the demand by Meiteis, who dominate the Imphal Valley, for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

8. Violence quickly engulfed the state where ethnic fault lines run deep, displacing thousands of people who fled burning homes and neighbourhoods. The violence didn’t abate till late on Thursday evening even as thousands of army and paramilitary personnel fanned across the state, marching through the deserted streets of the state’s violence-hit towns to restore peace, and evacuating at least 9,000 people.

9. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Vungzagin Valte from Thanlon constituency in the Pherzawl district was attacked by a mob while returning from the chief minister's secretariat on Thursday afternoon. The incident reportedly occurred on the RIMS road when a mob attacked the car carrying the lawmaker.

10. On Thursday, the Manipur governor issued shoot-at-sight orders as it struggled to quell ethnic violence that saw mobs torch houses, shops and religious places, and even attack a sitting lawmaker in Imphal.
(With inputs from Utpal Parashar in Guwahati)

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