India, June 27 -- BJP Rajya Sabha MP Medha Kulkarni on Friday alleged that her party MLA Abhimanyu Pawar prevented her from sitting in the front row during a students' felicitation function held for successful Maratha candidates in competitive exams as she is a Brahmin.

The event, which was attended by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, was held for the felicitation of candidates from the Maratha community who cleared competitive examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), among others.

According to Kulkarni, the controversy erupted because some ministers scheduled to attend the event were absent, and she was expected to occupy a front-row seat.

"Since no other ...