5 Booked as NCP (SP) Alleges Money Distribution by Ajit Pawar-led Celebration in Baramati LS Seat

The Pune police on Tuesday registered a non-cognisable offence towards 5 individuals after NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) alleged that some people belonging to the Ajit Pawar-led NCP distributed money to voters in Bhor city of the district forward of the polling for Baramati Lok Sabha seat, an official stated.

The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) lodged a criticism with the Election Fee (EC) towards the alleged distribution of cash, whereas Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar refuted the costs towards his occasion.

NCP (SP) candidate Supriya Sule and Ajit Pawar-led NCP’s Sunetra Pawar are locked in a battle in Baramati Lok Sabha seat, the place polling is being held on Tuesday.

Sule is Ajit Pawar’s cousin. NCP (SP) chief Rohit Pawar alleged that the money was being distributed in Bhor by the ruling NCP and alleged {that a} cooperative financial institution in Bhor was saved open until late Monday evening.

Chatting with PTI, Pune Superintendent of Police Pankaj Deshmukh stated, “A non-cognisable offence has been registered towards 5 individuals following allegations that they have been concerned within the money distribution in Bhor within the intervening evening of Monday and Tuesday.”

“Some native individuals in Bhor alleged that a number of individuals got here in two to a few vehicles and have been concerned in distributing money,” he stated.

“The vehicles have been stopped and folks have been taken out of the automobiles. That they had a minor scuffle at midnight. In the meantime, a police workforce reached the spot and in the course of the panchnama of the automobile, Rs 1,500 money and a celebration stole have been discovered within the automobile,” he stated.

The case was registered below part 171 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the SP stated, including {that a} probe was on.

The NCP (SP) filed the criticism with the EC about distribution of cash to voters in Bhor taluka of Baramati parliamentary constituency on behalf of the candidate of Ajit Pawar-led NCP.Within the criticism, the Sharad Pawar-led occasion stated the culprits have been caught red-handed in Bhor.

“In an unprecedented method making a mockery of elections and the principles, such corrupt, felony and unlawful practices are being blatantly carried out by the candidate of Ajit Pawar-led NCP,” the criticism stated.

The occasion stated that based mostly on the criticism, the ballot panel’s flying squads seized money, marketing campaign materials of the clock image, checklist of villages in Bhor meeting constituency and the checklist of voters.

“Individuals’s energy will prevail over cash energy,” it stated.Refuting NCP (SP) chief Rohit Pawar’s cost of cash distribution, Ajit Pawar stated it’s the Election Fee’s job to look into such issues.

“I’ve personally contested elections seven occasions and by no means indulged in such practices. Proper from the start of the marketing campaign, some sections of the opposition have been making such allegations towards me however I don’t pay any heed to them,” he stated.

“The one who is making such allegations has misplaced his stability. I don’t suppose I ought to give any significance to this particular person,” he stated.

In the meantime, Supriya Sule stated, “I’ve contested the Lok Sabha election (from Baramati) 3 times, however by no means noticed such issues like goons roaming round and banks being saved open until midnight, additionally the usage of cash and its distribution, intimidation and folks getting caught.”

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