Vinod Tawde accused of distributing money to voters
There are only 15 hours left for voting to begin in Maharashtra. Even before voting, a big political game has come to light. BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde has been accused of distributing Rs 5 crore in cash to people at a hotel in Virar. Meanwhile, Bahujan Vikas Aghadi leader Hitendra Thakur reached the hotel and created a ruckus. Amid the commotion, the police reached the hotel and with difficulty took Vinod Tawde out of the hotel.
The money was kept in the bag.
During this, Bahujan Aghadi leaders also had a fight with Tawde. Bahujan Aghadi leaders showed several diaries and a bag and said that all these belonged to Tawde. He assumed that Tawde was distributing the cash kept in this bag. He also noted the cash account in his diary.
Sensing defeat, MVA makes these accusations – BJP
BJP rejected the allegations over the entire matter and said that Thakur’s claim is just a publicity stunt. Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) makes these accusations feeling defeated. A video of the confrontation between leaders and workers of Tawde and BVA has appeared on social media.
Nothing more than a ‘publicity stunt’: BJP
Refuting the allegations, BJP leader and Member Legislative Council (MLC) Praveen Darekar said, ‘The MVA has already lost. Their defeat in these elections is certain and that is why they make such absurd accusations against us. What Thakur is doing is nothing more than a “publicity stunt”.
Did Tawde say why he had come to the hotel?
After the matter came to light, Vinod Tawde stated: How will voting be done in the elections? He had come to guide him. Meanwhile all these incidents happened. According to Vinod Tawde, the Election Commission team also searched his car, room and bag. Tawde said if the police want, they can check the CCTV footage, I was not distributing the money.
They demand that the Electoral Commission take action
Let us tell you that Hitendra Thakur claimed, ‘Some BJP leaders informed me that BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde is coming to Virar to distribute Rs 5 crore to influence voters. I thought that a national level leader like him would not fall so low, but I saw it here. I urge the Election Commission to take action against him and the BJP.
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