Maharashtra: BJP is 'washing machine' which people facing graft charges can join and get clean, says Sharad Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party NCPSP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP saying it has become a washing machine which the people facing corruption charges can join to get clean reported the PTIAccording to the PTI he criticised the Centre for targeting the chief ministers of non BJPruled states including Hemant Soren of Jharkhand and Arvind Kejriwal of DelhiSharad Pawar also hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over various issues including his criticism of the countrys first Prime Minister Jawaharlal NehruAddressing a convention of the workers of his Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar at Lonavala in Pune district Pawar said PM Narendra Modi while talking about corruption used to criticise the undivided NCP In Parliament a booklet was given to everyone which said what irregularities took place when the BJP was not in power as per the PTIThe booklet mentioned the Adarsh scam and the alleged involvement of Ashok Chavan in the scam But on the seventh day Chavan joined the BJP and became its Rajya Sabha memberSo on the one hand you BJP make allegations while on the other you induct that person into your party he saidEarlier PM Modi talked about the corrupt people in the NCPHe talked about an irrigation scam worth Rs 70000 crore in Maharashtra He also talked about irregularities in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank I had then said that nobody from the NCP was involved in any irregularities in MSC Bank and dared them to conduct an inquiry by appointing a Supreme Court judge See where the person is today against whom the allegations were made in this scam he said without mentioning Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawars name according to the PTIAll this shows that the BJP has become a washing machine which those who are facing allegations of corruption can join and get clean the former Union minister allegedAjit Pawar rebelled against Sharad Pawar and joined the Eknath Shindeled Maharashtra government in July last year along with several other NCP leaders thereby triggering a split in the party founded by THE senior Pawar in 1999 The Election Commission allotted the party name NCP and its symbol clock to the Ajit Pawarled factionSharad Pawar further said We formed the NCP and in doing so we remained steadfast to the ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru Today those in power speak highly of Mahatma Gandhi but denigrate NehruJust as those who fought for the countrys freedom and made sacrifices accepted Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Boses leadership they also accepted Nehrus leadership and his contributions he addedHowever the prime minister today criticises Nehru and his ideology the most If you go through the newspapers you will find fullpage advertisements on Modi Ki Guarantee If one considers whose money is being used to publish these advertisements the answer is that it is peoples money he added the news agency reportedSharad Pawar alleged that PM Modi promised to double farmers income but in the last decade the number of farmers suicide has increased significantlyDuring his speech in West Bengal PM Modi criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who was an MP for 25 years and a Union minister for 5 years and the CM of the state for the last 10 years Today people repeatedly vote for her and give the reins of the state to her The PM should be proud of her but he criticises her instead This does not fit within the framework of parliamentary democracy he saidMeanwhile there are allegations against NCP MLA from Punes Maval assembly constituency Sunil Shelke threatening certain party leaders and asking them not to attend the Sharad Pawarled partys convention in Lonavala Shelke belongs to the Ajit Pawarled NCPTalking about it Pawar said I would like to ask the MLA whose efforts led to your becoming an MLA Who addressed the rallies in 2019 and who was the president of the party then I had signed the AB form and today you are threatening those who worked for your victory If they continue to threaten my party workers they will have to face Sharad Pawar reported the PTIHe added that he usually does not resort to such measures but if the threats persist he wont spare anyonewith PTI inputs