In Manchar, Pune, the political atmosphere has heated up as Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde are set to face each other today. To capture the Manchar Municipal Council, the Nationalist Congress Party led by Ajit Pawar and the BJP have formed an alliance, and they will be directly competing against the Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena. For this, a joint meeting of the Nationalist Congress Party and the BJP has been organized today.
Meanwhile, Ajit Pawar, who often remains in the spotlight for his outspoken statements, has once again come into discussion due to a controversial question. While speaking at the meeting, he directly asked Monika Bankhele, the candidate for the post of president of the Manchar Municipal Council, “Have you had a love marriage?” He explained that he asked this question because her in-laws and her parental home are in the same village. However, his statement has sparked a new discussion in political circles, and opponents have also strongly criticized it.
Exactly what did Ajit Pawar say?
The candidature for the post of President of Manchar Municipal Council has been given to Monika Bankhele. Monika Bankhele, formerly Monika Bend, is a very capable candidate. Monika’s maternal home is here and her in-laws’ home is also here. Right? So is it a love marriage or what? As soon as he asked this mischievous question, laughter spread among the audience. When both the maternal and in-laws’ homes are nearby, it leaves a little room for doubt, but no problem, don’t take it badly, he also made this remark at the time.
Meanwhile, at the same time, during the election rally in Manchar, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar playfully teased BJP district president Pradeep Kand in a humorous style. Former minister Dilip Walse Patil, while concluding his speech, announced, ‘Now Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will speak.’ However, Ajit Pawar immediately requested that Kand be given the opportunity to speak first.
At that moment, Ajit Pawar asked to introduce Pradeep Kand in a special way. “Formerly of the NCP and currently the BJP district president,” he said, making the playful remark with a smile. After Dilip Walse Patil introduced him in the same tone, a wave of spontaneous laughter spread among the audience. This lighthearted incident during the election atmosphere has now become a topic of discussion in local political circles.
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Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, during his speech at a meeting in Manchar, indirectly criticized Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde without mentioning his name. While raising the question of who can develop Manchar, he named Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, himself Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, former minister Dilip Walse Patil, former MP Shivaji Adhalrao, as well as BJP district president Pradeep Kand. However, it was clearly evident that he deliberately avoided mentioning Eknath Shinde, who is the other Deputy Chief Minister in the Mahayuti government. Since there is a direct contest with the Shinde faction's Shiv Sena in the Manchar Municipal Council, discussions have now begun in political circles that Ajit Pawar targeted Shinde without naming him.