Union Minister and BJP leader Muralidhar Mohol has made serious allegations against the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which is part of the Grand Alliance. He said that by giving election tickets to people with criminal background, NCP has raised questions on its own claims regarding law and order.

Mohol said that Deputy Chief Minister and Minister in-charge of Pune, Ajit Pawar continuously talks about ending crime and the terror of ‘Koyta Gang’, but his party’s decisions seem to be the opposite. He said that the list of candidates itself is telling the truth.

RPI gave ticket to notorious gang

In fact, Ajit Pawar’s NCP has given tickets to some candidates for the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation elections through its ally RPI (Sachin Kharat faction). These include Sonali Andekar, daughter-in-law of notorious gang leader Suryakant alias Bandu Andekar and her relative Lakshmi Andekar. Both of them are accused in the murder case of Bandu Andekar’s grandson Ayush Komkar and are currently in jail. These elections are to be held on 15 January.

Responsibility of public representatives to maintain law and order- Mohol

Mohol said that it is the responsibility of public representatives to maintain law and order and giving tickets to such people gives a wrong message. However, Mohol defended BJP’s decision to give ticket to Pratibha Chorge, wife of history-sheeter Rohidas Chorge. He said that Pratibha Chorge has no connection with any criminal activity and is associated with social work. Mohol also said that both the cases cannot be compared and if any problem arises then the party will consider it.

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