Battle for Baramati a BJP ploy to 'finish off' Sharad Pawar: Supriya Sule
Supriya Sule claimed on Sunday that the fight between her and her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar in Baramati constituency is a design of the BJP to politically finish off NCP founder Sharad Pawar. Sule said the intra-family duel in the Lok Sabha polls will not waver her respect for Sunetra Pawar as she is her «elder brother's wife and like a mother».
Baramati, the home turf of Sharad Pawar, is set for a high-profile battle after the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday fielded Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, against Sule.
The NCP (SP) has fielded three-term MP and Sharad Pawar's daughter Sule in the constituency.
The Pawar-versus-Pawar tussle is the fallout of a split in the original NCP last year when Ajit Pawar sided with the ruling BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena along with his loyalist MLAs.
Speaking to PTI, Sule said Sunetra Pawar is the wife of her «elder brother and the elder sister-in-law is considered as mother».
«So this ploy (to pit Sunetra against Sule) is against the Pawar family and Maharashtra. The BJP wants to finish off Pawar Saheb. I am not saying this. A senior BJP leader made such a remark after visiting Baramati,» Sule said.
The move to nominate Sunetra Pawar (60) shows that it is not for development. «It is a fight only to finish off Pawar saheb,» claied Sule (54).
Baramati goes to polls in the third phase on May 7.
She expressed sadness over BJP's involvement in «dirty politics» in Maharashtra and in their family matters. «Let bygones be
