Sharad Pawar Opens Up On The Maharashtra Election Debacle ; Gives His Take On The Contentious EVM

NCP ( SP) supremo Sharad Pawar has claimed the misuse of power and money to control the entire election mechanism, which was never before seen in any state assembly or national polls, was witnessed in Maharashtra.

According to PTI, Pawar made the statement when he visited senior activist Dr Baba Adhav, who is protesting against the alleged “misuse of EVMs” in the recent state polls in Maharashtra.

Adhav, who is in his 90s, began his three-day protest at Phule Wada, the residence of social reformer Jyotiba Phule, in the city recently

Talking to reporters as reported by PTI , Pawar said while there is some truth to claims by some leaders about votes being added to EVMs, he did not have proof to corroborate them.

He said, “There is a murmur among the people that the recent polls in Maharashtra saw ‘misuse of power’ and ‘floods of money’, which was never seen in the past. Such things are heard of in local-level polls, but taking over the entire election mechanism with the help of money and misuse of power was not seen before. However, we witnessed it in Maharashtra, and people are restless now.”