Sulabha Ubale in fray, Pawar to move court

Shiv Sena’s Bhosari candidate Sulabha Ubale breathed a sigh of relief after the returning officer of Bhosari ruled out the objections raised on her nomination by BJP candidate Eknath Pawar. After hearing both sides, the returning officer ruled that Ubale’s affidavit was valid and objections raised by Pawar were overruled.

On Monday, Pawar had raised objections to Ubale’s affidavit and had alleged that she had failed to give proper information. He had filed a complaint with the returning officer and had asked for the cancellation of Ubale’s nomination. In particular, Pawar had alleged that Ubale had failed to show details of her vehicles and also had not given all the details of her loans and property owned by her husband.

During the hearing, Ubale’s lawyer Kundalik Gawade, refuted the allegations and stated that all the details were furnished in the affidavit. “All allegations were untrue and we proved it before the returning officer. After hearing the arguments, the returning officer overruled the objections and accepted the form,” he said.

Pawar on his part mentioned that returning officer had failed to give reasons for rejection of the objections. He also hinted that he would move the High Court in this regard.