Sought clarity on NCP merger, 'Adaniisation' before MVA backed Sharad Pawar for RS: Aaditya

MUMBAI: (Mar 7) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) reached a consensus on fielding NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar for the Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra only after he sought clarifications on the proposed merger of the two Nationalist Congress Party factions and the alleged "Adaniisation" of the state and the country.

Thackeray told reporters at the Vidhan Bhavan complex here, Thackeray said, "There is no doubt about Pawar's seniority and experience, but I was merely talking about my party's interest. If no meeting was held at Matoshri, how can we announce the MVA decision on the candidature?" he said.

Thackeray said discussions took place after Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule and senior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray at Matoshri.