New Delhi, June 29: NCP today dismissed with contempt a suggestion of a close associate of Sharad Pawar that the party should merge with Congress to save the country from communal forces.
“Some individuals speak out of their personal frustration.
I don’t think it merits any political response,” party General Secretary D P Tripathi said.
He was reacting to the suggestion of Ratnakar Mahajan, founder member of the 11-year old party that the NCP should merge with Congress.
“As far as NCP is concerned, it will continue to maintain its independent identity. As I have already said, NCP is there to emerge and not to merge,” Tripathi said.
NCP is sharing power with Congress for the last 11 years in Maharashtra and six years at the Centre.
–Agencies