Supriya Sule
Sule also questioned chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ’s reported assurance of providing Rs 5,000 to farmers for Diwali. “Pay the pending dues separately and provide the Rs 5,000 separately. Farmers should not be misled,” she said, while reiterating her demand for compensation of Rs 1 lakh per hectare for drought-hit farmers.
names are allegedly being added to and deleted from voter lists,” she said while addressing a press conference in Kolhapur while campaigning for Congress and NCP (SP) candidates in the Pune graduates’ and teachers’ constituency elections While political parties are busy campaigning. That is why a massive number of people turned up when an opposition delegation approached Supreme Court with a petition,” she said. “In cooperative elections, voter lists are prepared months in advance. In general elections, however, the process remains open till the last moment. Sule compared alleged electoral malpractice to clearing an examination through copying. “Don’t pass an exam by copying. She sought clarity on whether the proposed assistance would be over and above pending instalments under the Namo Shetkari Yojana. Independent candidate Sachin Sanap, contesting from Pune teachers’ constituency, claimed in Kolhapur that Shiv Sena workers and members were campaigning for him despite deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde’s backing for the BJP candidate. Sanap, a former officer on special duty to minister and Sena leader Uday Samant, remained in the fray after refusing to withdraw his candidature. The party’s official nominee, Mangesh Chivate, withdrew from the contest at the last moment.
Today, many people feel that ‘vote chori’ has taken place on a large scale.