Pawar vs Pawar in Baramati: NCP fields Sunetra Pawar, Supriya Sule targets BJP for 'dirty politics'
Supriya Sule
Indian politician Supriya Sule on Sunday (Mar 31) slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after its ally the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) fielded her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar, wife of NCP chief Ajit Pawar, against her in the Baramati Lok Sabha seat. She called it BJP's conspiracy to politically destroy her father and NCPfounder Sharad Pawar.
The candidates from both the Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar factions of the Nationalist Congress Party were announced atthe Baramati constituencyin the Pune district. Since the announcement, the constituency has become a key battleground in Maharashtra's Lok Sabha election and a 'Pawar versus Pawar' contest.
During an exclusive interview with India-based news agency ANI, Sule said, "My fight is not against a person, but their mindset and policies. You have witnessed me in politics for the past 18 years; I have never made any personal comment on anyone."
The three-time MP from Baramati and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) or NCP(SP)leader said that Sunetra Pawar is the wife of her elder brother and the elder sister-in-law is considered a "mother".
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"It's dirty politics by the BJP. Sunetra Pawar, being my elder brother's wife, holds a special place in the family as the "vahini" (in Marathi) elder sister-in-law and she is a mother figure for me, but she has been given to contest against me just to create a rift in the family, and the BJP is behind all this," she said.
"It's a conspiracy of the BJP, which is aimed at finishing off the name of Pawar Saheb (Sharad Pawar); they have nothing to do with the development etc., of the constituency," Sule added.
Baramati has been a stronghold of Sharad Pawar who won the seat six times and then passed on his legacy to his daughter Supriya Sule.
Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra will be held in five phases on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and May 20. The counting of votes will be held on June 4 across the country.
(With inputs from agencies)