Rebel candidates exist in every party, trying to persuade them to withdraw: Devendra Fadnavis
Oct 30, 2024
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 30 : Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said every party has rebel candidates and the party is trying to convince most of the rebels and help them withdraw their nominations.
Rebel candidates are individuals who contest elections against the official nominees of their party.
Speaking to reporters Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis said, "Rebel candidates exist in every party, and we are trying to help most of the rebels understand and withdraw their nominations. However, in some places, it will be a friendly fight."
He also said that it is not fit to say something about Ajit Pawar's allegations against the late RR Patil.
His comments came after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar claimed that former Home Minister late RR Patil betrayed him by ordering an open enquiry into the alleged Rs 70,000 crore irrigation scam.
"Late RR Patil is no more with us, so I don't think it's fit to comment something on him or say something about him that he cannot respond to. But one thing I would say is that it's a fact that whichever cases were registered against Ajit Dada, were done in the tenure of Congress and the NCP government, before 2014," Fadnavis said.
On Tuesday, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar claimed that former Home Minister late RR Patil betrayed him by ordering an open enquiry into the alleged Rs 70,000 crore irrigation scam.
Addressing a gathering in Sangli on Tuesday Pawar said, "Allegations were made that a scam of Rs 70,000 crore occurred in the irrigation department. From the day Maharashtra was established on May 1st until the date of the allegations, the total expenditure of the irrigation department was only Rs 42000 crore, which included salaries and all other expenses. I was perplexed by how a scam of Rs 70000 crore could arise from a department that had a total expenditure of just Rs 42000 crore."
"Subsequently, a file was prepared which was sent to the home department and this person (RR Patil ) had signed that file saying to make an open enquiry against (Ajit Pawar)... This is nothing but backstabbing and betrayal," Pawar said.
Ajit Pawar is contesting the election from his bastion Baramati but is being challenged by hiis own nephew Yugendra Pawar.
The Maharashtra Assembly elections are scheduled for November 20, with counting for all 288 constituencies set for November 23.
In the 2019 assembly elections, the BJP won 105 seats, the Shiv Sena 56, and the Congress 44. In 2014, the BJP secured 122 seats, the Shiv Sena 63, and the Congress 42.
