Dilip Bankar, one of the eleven MLAs who was present for the swearing-in ceremony at the Raj Bhawan on Saturday morning, has tweeted that he is still very much with the NCP.
Expressing belief in party chief Sharad Pawar’s leadership, the MLA from Niphad claimed that he had no information of what would take place at the Raj Bhavan. He also reiterated his commitment ot the party’s position.
मी @NCPspeaks बरोबरच आहे माझा आदरणीय @PawarSpeaks साहेबांच्या नेतृत्वावर विश्वास आहे @AjitPawarSpeaks हे गटनेते असल्याने त्यांच्या सांगण्यावरून मी इतर आमदारांसोबत राजभवनात गेलो होतो तिथे काय होणार आहे या बाबत कोणतीही कल्पना नव्हती, मी पक्षाच्या भूमिकेच्या विरोधात नाही ! pic.twitter.com/VRJrTnMAzq
— Diliprao Bankar (@dilipraobankar) November 23, 2019
Other MLAs who attended the swearing-in ceremony have also claimed not to have prior knowledge of the ceremony.