NCP chief Sharad Pawar to skip first day of 2nd joint opposition meet. What could be the reason?

The mega opposition meeting which is scheduled to take place in Bengaluru today, is likely to be skipped by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar.

According to the official statement by the Maharashtra Spokesperson of NCP’s Sharad Pawar faction, Mahesh Bharet Tapase, the senior Pawar will not attend the opposition parties meeting on day 1. However, he will attend the meeting on July 18 in Bengaluru. Although the reason for the absence has not been disclosed so far.

“National President @NCPspeaks @PawarSpeaks Saheb and Executive President @supriya_sule will attend the meeting of opposition parties to be held in Bengaluru on Tuesday 18th July,” shared Tapase in a tweet.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut also said “Pawar will attend the meeting in Bengaluru tomorrow morning.”

“After the Patna meeting, the Bengaluru meeting that will emerge today will be decisive. Shiv Sena Party Chief Uddhav Thackeray will attend the meeting. There was confusion about whether Sharad Pawar would attend the meeting or not. Pawar will attend the meeting in Bengaluru tomorrow morning. I am saying this with certainty. Hum Sab Ek Hai!,” Raut said in a tweet.

Meanwhile, according to the schedule, Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh, and Congress general secretary, KC Venugopal will hold a joint press conference at 11 am. All the opposition leaders will arrive for the afternoon meeting.