Amid rumours of a potential alliance with the NCP (SCP) for the upcoming Haryana assembly elections, Sunita Kejriwal, wife of the incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, met with NCP (SCP) leader Sharad Pawar at his Pune office late Sunday evening. However, NCP (SCP) Pune president Prashant Jagtap denied these speculations, stating that the meeting was simply a courtesy call and had no political implications.
“Sunita Kejriwal was in Pune for personal work and paid a visit to Pawar Saheb’s office. There was no political discussion between them. It was a personal meeting,” Jagtap told ANI.
In contrast to Jagtap’s statement, Aam Aadmi Party’s Maharashtra spokesperson Mukund Kirdat asserted that Sunita Kejriwal met with Pawar to seek his support for her husband’s release.
“As per my information, during the meeting, Sunita Kejriwal likely sought support to plan a nationwide protest by the I.N.D.I.A. bloc in support of Arvind Kejriwal before his bail hearing later this month. Beyond this, I am unsure whether they discussed the Haryana and Maharashtra elections. She directly went to the office and then returned to Delhi,” Kirdat said.
The Haryana assembly election is set for October 1, as confirmed by the Election Commission of India, while the election schedule for Maharashtra has not yet been announced. Earlier this month, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray visited Sunita Kejriwal at the Delhi CM’s residence during his three-day stay in the national capital. He was accompanied by his son, MLA Aaditya Thackeray, and party leader Sanjay Raut. AAP MPs Sanjay Singh and Raghav Chadha were also in attendance.
