Staff pf Sharad Pawar’s NCP cease Chhagan Bhujbal from getting into a voting sales space in Maharashtra
Mumbai:
Staff of Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Occasion faction blocked NCP chief Chhagan Bhujbal from getting into the polling sales space in Maharashtra’s Yevla constituency right now. Mr Bhujbal is contesting the meeting election from this constituency in Nashik which is residence to one of many greatest onion wholesale markets in India.
The NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) employees are upset over Mr Bhujbal switching allegiance to the Mahayuti alliance comprising the BJP, the Shiv Sena and the NCP. The employees had been additionally heard shouting how Mr Bhujbal was being allowed to enter the sales space greater than as soon as.
Whereas switching loyalty to the Mahayuti, Mr Bhujbal had denied claims in a guide by journalist Rajdeep Sardesai that he made the transfer to duck an Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation in opposition to him for alleged cash laundering.
“I’ve labored in Yevla for 20 years and helped the place develop in water administration and infrastructure. My caste and faith is just improvement. Even my get together believes the identical. The Opposition has didn’t criticise me on my work, and they also speak about caste,” Mr Bhujbal advised EDNBOX.
“Caste consolidation does not work as a result of folks right here think about the event I’ve introduced. They do not see my caste,” he added.
In July 2023, NCP chief Ajit Pawar and MLAs loyal to him broke away from the get together and joined palms with the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena to change into a part of the Mahayuti authorities.
NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) spokesperson Mahesh Tapase mentioned it was appalling to see senior leaders confessing to have joined the ruling get together to evade investigation. “Such admissions solely reinforce the assumption that the BJP operates as a ‘washer’ the place corrupt leaders enter and emerge spotless,” he mentioned.
The voter turnout in Maharashtra was 45.5 per cent until 3 pm.
Within the Mahayuti alliance, the BJP is contesting 149 seats, Shiv Sena 81 seats, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP has fielded candidates in 59 constituencies.
From the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) mix, the Congress has fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and NCP (SP) 86 candidates.