"Gang Of Pickpockets": Sharad Pawar's Party Leader Slams Ajit Pawar Camp
NDTV
Jitendra Awhad's remark has drawn a sharp response from the Ajit Pawar camp. Spokesperson Suraj Chauhan has said Jitendra Awhad is suffering from mental health issues
Assembly polls in Maharashtra are less than three weeks away and the political temperature is rising as rivals trade barbs and take swipes. Now, NCP's Sharad Pawar faction leader Jitendra Awhad has launched an all-out attack on the rival camp's leader Ajit Pawar and drawn a sharp response. Mr Awhad, a former Maharashtra minister, accused Ajit Pawar of snatching NCP's watch symbol and dared him to contest polls on another symbol.
Jitendra Awhad is contesting as an NCP (SP) candidate from Mumbra-Kalwa Assembly seat, which he has represented since 2009. Addressing a poll rally, he said, "Who did NCP belong to? Sharad Pawar. And one day, Ajit Pawar comes, pushes Sharad Pawar out of his party and snatches his watch (symbol). This is a gang of pickpockets. If you were a man, if you had courage, you would contest with another symbol."
