Ajit harps on Pawar parivar, says vote for daughter-in-law
PUNE: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Tuesday told voters of Baramati that they have so far elected Sharad Pawar’s daughter but urged them to elect Sharad Pawar’s daughter-in-law this time.
In Baramati, Ajit’s wife Sunetra Pawar is locked in a fierce battle against Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule. The polls here are scheduled for May 7.
Speaking at a party workers’ program i n Baramati, Ajit Pawar also took a dig at siblings and other family members, who are currently campaigning for Sule, saying none of them previously campaigned for him in earlier elections.
“You have been with the Pawars for so long, but now there must be some thought about what to do as there are two candidates from the same family contesting. You must be wondering whom to support, and whom to vote for. It is simple, as you have been with the Pawars for so long, just go and vote for Pawar (referring to Sunetra Pawar),” he said.
The deputy Chief minister said, that voting in support of daughter-in-law will not betray the tradition.
“Recall the 1991 Lok Sabha elections when you elected the son, meaning me. Later, you elected the father, Pawar Saheb, and after that voted for the daughter, Supriya Sule, for three consecutive terms. Now, just go and elect the daughterin-law. Everything will be balanced,” he said.
He added that by doing this, everyone - son, father, daughter, and daughter-in-law - will be happy.
Family members
On other family members from the Pawar clan campaigning against Sunetra Pawar, the Deputy CM said, “You (cousins) did not feel like working for me when I contested the elections. Are you going to work after this election? There will only be Ajit Pawar and his party workers, and no one will be there. Their (family members) work is temporary. They are like those mushrooms that grow in the rains but after the polls, all these mushrooms will go on foreign trips.”
Earlier, Shriniwas Pawar had accused his brother Ajit of being “ungrateful” while announcing his decision of backing Sule for the Lok Sabha poll contest.