I quit because of conscience, will do whatever uncle asks me

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar said on Saturday that he resigned as MLA because he was pained after his uncle and party chief Sharad Pawar's name got embroiled in the MSC Bank scam for no reason.

Ajit, whose resignation on Friday ahead of October 21 Maharashtra assembly polls created a flutter, however, indicated that he was not quitting politics. He will do whatever his uncle asks him to do, he said.

Addressing a press conference here, an emotional Ajit questioned the allegations against him in connection with the alleged scam at the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank.

The former state deputy chief minister resigned as MLA without proffering any reason and was incommunicado till Saturday morning when he met Sharad Pawar at the latter's residence in south Mumbai.

Holding a press conference later, Ajit Pawar said, "Sharad Pawar is not even remotely associated with the Bank or its transactions in any capacity. Yet, the day before yesterday, only his name was doing rounds in connection with the case."
State NCP chief Jayant Patil and party leaders Chhagan Bhujbal and Dhananjay Munde were also present at the presser