With the Lok Sabha elections drawing nearer, Maharashtra’s Baramati, the house turf of Nationalist Congress Get together (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar and his daughter MP Supriya Sule, appears to be dealing with a rivalry inside the Pawar household.
It’s because her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar, the spouse of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, has elevated her outreach among the many Baramati voters amid buzz that she could possibly be fielded to tackle Supriya Sule.
Whereas campaigning in Pune just lately, Supriya Sule took an oblique jibe at Sunetra Pawar.
Supriya Sule retorted, saying that her MP standing alone doesn’t outline her. She highlighted her 15 years of public service, attributing her electoral victories to her benefit and exhausting work. She additionally identified that her life and work don’t rely on her husband’s interference.
“Even my opponents know that I’ve been elected as a result of her benefit and exhausting work. I communicate by myself in Parliament and don’t want my husband to talk on my behalf. Even when he involves Parliament, he’s not allowed within the Home and must look forward to me within the canteen, taking good care of my purse,” she stated on Sunday.
“We don’t want purses in Parliament however want a notepad or an iPad,” she added.
In the meantime, Sunetra Pawar attended a number of public conferences and inaugurated numerous developmental works in Baramati. Prior to now three days, Sunetra Pawar has attended six programmes, through which her speech indicated her as a possible candidate towards Supriya Sule.
“I’m grateful on your love and affection. It has at all times been my energy and power. You’ve got all supported Ajit dada for a few years. I urge all of you to assist me in the identical method and provides me an opportunity to return the identical love you will have provided me as your daughter-in-law,” Sunetra Pawar stated in Katewadi, the native village of Ajit Pawar, which is situated in Baramati Lok Sabha seat.
Amid rising hypothesis of his spouse contesting from Baramati from his faction, Ajit Pawar stated that the instances have modified and any resolution taken is just for the betterment of the constituency. He suggested folks to vote for prioritising improvement work over emotional points.
“No matter candidate we subject within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from right here (Baramati), it’s best to make her or him win. Solely then I’ll contest from right here within the state meeting elections. Let your enthusiasm in direction of me be mirrored within the EVMs,” he stated.
“Within the coming time, folks will come to you and ask on your votes on emotional points. However it’s as much as you to determine whether or not you’ll vote on emotional points or to proceed improvement work and for the welfare of your future generations,” he added.
The Baramati Lok Sabha seat has remained the undisputed bastion of Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule since 1996. Whereas Sharad Pawar has been elected 4 instances, and Supriya Sule has been elected thrice to Lok Sabha.
The political panorama of Baramati now contains representatives from the BJP, Congress and Ajit Pawar-led NCP.
With the BJP making concerted efforts to breach the Pawar bastion of Baramati, a possible intra-family battle could add a brand new dimension to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Because the political temperatures rise, whether or not the Pawar vs Pawar scenario will work in favour of the BJP, or solely heighten the drama, stays to be seen.