BJP accuses former CM Chavan's nephew and PA of voter fraud
Pune, Aug. 23 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its attack on the Congress, accusing senior party leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan's nephew, Indrajit Chavan, of being registered to vote in three locations. The controversy has escalated with fresh allegations against Chavan's personal assistant (PA) and his family.
BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye alleged that Indrajit's name appears on voter rolls in three locations with varying age details and addresses, calling it "a mockery of the democratic process".
He criticised the Congress for appointing Prithviraj, a close confidant of Rahul Gandhi, as the chairman of its committee against voter fraud, despite his own family being under scrutiny.
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has said, "Rahul Gandhi must answer - who is the real vote thief?"
Supporters of BJP MLA Atul Bhosale have now accused Chavan's personal assistant, Gajanan Awalkar, and his family of being registered in voter lists at two locations - Karad City and Wathar - during the 2024 assembly elections.
Congress's Prithviraj was defeated by BJP's Atul in Karad South Assembly constituency in Satara district in western Maharashtra in 2024. The Congress had never lost this seat since 1962.
BJP spokesperson Mohan Jadhav claimed that the Awalkar family not only had double entries, but also allegedly cast votes at both locations. The party has submitted documentary evidence, including copies of the legislative assembly voter lists, to back the claim. Jadhav has demanded that a criminal case be filed against the Awalkars for electoral fraud....
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