Bribe being offered in Baramati civic polls, alleges Yugendra Pawar

He added that the atmosphere of fear witnessed during the Lok Sabha elections was again visible in Baramati. “Now we are witnessing the same situation in Lok Sabha elections.”

Yugendra said that eight candidates of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP had been elected unopposed. (Screengrab/X/PTI)

Yugendra Pawar, nephew of the Deputy Chief Minister, on Saturday alleged that four party councillors were offered Rs 20 lakh to withdraw from the Baramati Municipal Council polls.

“Eight councillors of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP have been elected unopposed in Baramati Municipal Council polls. Of these, four of our candidates were offered Rs 20 lakh and weaned away,” alleged Yugendra Pawar, who launched the NCP (S-P) election campaign in Baramati on Saturday.

Yugendra said that eight candidates of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP had been elected unopposed. “At four places, our candidates were fighting against them. However, our candidates were offered Rs 20 lakh. This is what the people are discussing in Baramati. Our candidates come from general background, they are from working class. Even if they work for next 10 years, they won’t be able to earn Rs 10 lakh. They were saying if given an opportunity, they would do good work… We trusted them, but they broke away from us.”

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He added that the atmosphere of fear witnessed during the Lok Sabha elections was again visible in Baramati. “Now we are witnessing the same situation in Lok Sabha elections.”

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