‘NCP united under Sunetra’: Party rejects rift rumours as she skips Amit Shah meet

The speculation was fuelled by the absence of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar and her sons, Parth and Jay, from Sunday’s meeting with Shah. The development raised questions about whether the party’s leadership was being sidelined in discussions over its future following the death of Ajit Pawar. NCP national chief spokesperson Umesh Patil rejected reports as “incorrect, baseless and misleading”.