Unhappy with Sunetra Pawar and her son Parth, six NCP biggies meet Amit Shah

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI/PUNE: With BJP concerned over organisational discord within NCP, home minister Amit Shah late Sunday met senior functionaries believed to be unhappy with party president Sunetra Pawar and her son Parth, and nudged them to resolve their internal rift in the interest of the party.The meeting was attended by NCP national working president Praful Patel, Maharashtra chief Sunil Tatkare, ministers Chhagan Bhujbal and Hasan Mushrif, and netas Dhananjay Munde and Dilip Patil. Neither deputy CM Sunetra nor Parth was present. Sunetra then called a core committee meet in Mumbai.Sources said the dissidents' concerns remained unresolved after talks with Sunetra, Parth and his younger sibling Jay. Days ahead will prove crucial for NCP, which is a part of the BJP-led NDA.The rift has been brewing over what confidants of late Ajit Pawar see as Parth's attempt to push important decisions through his mother without consulting them.