Firing a salvo at his uncle and NCP chief Sharad Pawar, rebel NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday exhorted the people of Baramati not to fall prey to “sentimental appeals” while casting their vote in the 2024 general election.
Speaking in Baramati (in Pune district) — the bastion of the Pawar clan, Mr. Ajit Pawar further said that his relations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were very good, hinting that this relationship with the Central government brass would prove invaluable to the constituents of Baramati if they voted for his (Ajit Pawar’s) candidate.
“I never ask for anything much. I am only asking you all to cast votes for my candidate. I assure you all that I will never fall short when it comes to getting work done,” said Mr. Ajit Pawar, who has held the Baramati Assembly segment a record seven times consecutively since 1991.
