Parth attends a gathering at uncle’s home amid talk of family feud

PUNE : Upset over NCP president Sharad Pawar’s public reprimand by calling him “immature”, his grandnephew Parth on Saturday visited Baramati for a “get-together” that lasted for several hours.

Till late evening, the Pawar scion was at uncle Shrinivas Patil’s Baramati residence where his mother Sunetra Pawar and aunt Sharmila were also present. Parth’s father and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar was absent although he was in Pune earlier in the day to attend an Independence Day function.

Both Parth and his father Ajit have maintained studied silence even as other NCP leaders downplayed the episode saying “it’s just a family matter”. Messages and calls to Parth Pawar did not evoke any response.

In the afternoon, a member of the family said, “Matter will end within two days.” While Parth’s another paternal aunt Vijaya Patil earlier said that Parth is upset though he will forget everything in a few days. “Parth is young and sensitive. However, he will forget everything. After all Sharad Pawar is his grandfather,” she said in Kolhapur, indicating that all is well within Pawar family. Vijaya Patil is Ajit’s elder sister, while Shrinivas is his younger brother.

Parth is reportedly unhappy with the way NCP chief publicly ticked him off over his demand for CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case, a clear deviation from the party line. Rejecting Parth’s demand, senior Pawar had said his grandnephew is “immature” and his views are “not worth a penny”.

Reacting over Parth being upset, senior party leader Praful Patel said the entire issue is not as important as being “portrayed”. “Since Sharad Pawar has already spoken, the matter is over,” said Patel. Another NCP leader and Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said, “Parth is my friend and I am confident he will not take any other step. This is not at all a big issue.”