Shame Tingre was involved in helping hit-and-run case accused: Sharad Pawar

Pawar said that those misusing power need to be taught a lesson in the assembly elections. “They stole the party and symbol which the entire country knows was founded by me. Now, they are seeking votes,” he said.
The Vadgaonsheri assembly is currently represented by Sunil Tingre. Pathare is likely to be pitted against Tingre in the forthcoming assembly elections.

Pathare recently joined the NCP (SP) after quitting the BJP. He had been elected as legislator from Vadgaonsheri in 2009 on an NCP ticket but had joined BJP in 2014.

The NCP (SP) chief also took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making a statement of uprooting the Gandhi family from politics. “It is unfortunate that the Prime Minister is making such a statement when a family contributed so much to the country. Jawaharlal Nehru was jailed for 12 years during the freedom struggle, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, who contributed to wards the country in a big way, were assassinated,” he added.

Pawar also said that crimes had increased in the city and the state under the BJP and Mahayuti’s rule. “The state government should ensure security to girls and women in addition to helping them financially,” he said.

Former corporators Mahesh Pathare, Mahendra Pathare and Bhaiyasaheb Jadhav have decided to join NCP (SP). Other former corporators who joined the party in the presence of Sharad Pawar are Sanjila Pathare, Suman Pathare, Kishore Vitkar, Sunanda Deokar, Sulbha Kshirsagar, Jalinder Kamble, Nanda Kamble and Tushar Bhimrao Kharat. Local office bearers of the BJP Vijay Daphal and Papu Garud, Rajendra Khandwe of NCP, Rahul Pratap of MNS and Azar Khan of RPI(A) also joined NCP (SP).