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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday sought support for his wife in the Lok Sabha polls and sent a message to Baramati voters, telling them that they had elected his uncle Sharad thrice Pawar’s daughter, but now they should elect his daughter-in-law – Law.

Ajit Pawar’s wife and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Sunetra poses with her sister-in-law and Lok Sabha member Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule competes. Sule is NCP’s candidate (Sharadchandra Pawar).

Baramati, where Ajit Pawar lives, is the hometown of the Pawar family.

“…You have been with the Pawar family for so long but now have to think about what to do (in the Lok Sabha polls) as there are two candidates from the same family. You must Wondering who to support, who to vote for. It’s simple because you have been with Pawar for so long, just go and vote for (another) Pawar (referring to Sunetra Pawar),” he said.

The deputy chief minister and president of the ruling National Congress Party was addressing a meeting of party workers in Baramati.

The Deputy Minister said that by voting for (Sunetra) Pawar, people will not break the tradition of supporting the family.

“Recall the 1991 Lok Sabha elections, when you elected your son, who was me. Later, you elected your father, who was Pawar Saheb, and then you voted for your daughter, who was Supriya Sule, for three consecutive terms. Term. Now, go ahead and elect your daughter-in-law (Sunetra Pawar). Everything will balance out,” he said.

The NCP leader added that by doing so, everyone — sons, fathers, daughters and daughters-in-law — would be happy.

Coming down heavily on his cousins ​​and family members who are currently opposing him and siding with Sharad Pawar, the deputy minister said that in all his elections, his cousins ​​have not campaigned for him.

“But now everyone is working. When I contested the elections, you (cousins) did not want to work for me. Will you still work after this election? Only Ajit Pawar and his party will work Personnel, no one will be there. Their (family members) jobs are temporary. They are like mushrooms growing in the rain, but after the polls, all these mushrooms will travel abroad,” he quipped.

Ajit Pawar said he exercised restraint when speaking, but if he decided to speak publicly, it would be difficult for many of these people to move or appear in public.

“Don’t force me to open my mouth,” he warned his family’s critics.

The elections to 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra will be held in five phases from April 19 to May 20. Polling in Baramati will be held on May 7.

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