State NCP president Sunil Tatkare

MUMBAI: State NCP president Sunil Tatkare suspended 8 office-bearers for anti-party activities. Those suspended are state vice-president Bapu Bhegde, Akola president Krishna Andhare, Nanded president Vishwambhar Pawar, Nanded president (women) Pushpa Vyawahare, ex-Dhule ZP member Gyaneshwar Bhamre, Dahisar president Mamta Sharma, Bhandara president Dharmendra Turkar, state Youth Congress secretary Anand Sindhikar.
“We found they were working against the official Mahayuti candidate and, despite instructions, they did not withdraw from the fray and submitted their nomination papers for the assembly elections,” Tatkare said. “They have made attempts to damage the image of the Eknath Shinde-led Mahayuti govt, and they have violated the party discipline,” he added. – Prafulla Marpakwar