Diary, hotel and money waving… Full story of 'cash scandal' allegation on Vinod Tawde before voting
Tomorrow is big day amid assembly elections are going to be held in Maharashtra. In such a situation, today i.e. on Tuesday, only one news is being discussed that BJP's general secretary was found distributing notes in a hotel.
While many pictures have come out in which people of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi are seen waving bundles of notes in their hands at Vivant Hotel in Nalasopara.
Hotel, diary and people waving money
Such an allegation has been made on Vinod Tawde by Bahujan Vikas Aghadi. Many pictures have come out in which people of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi are seen waving bundles of notes in their hands at Vivant Hotel in Nalasopara. BVA candidate from Nalasopara, Kshitij Thakur has also claimed to have recovered the diary which has the names of the people who received the money.
After this uproar that lasted for many hours, the Election Commission has filed a case against Vinod Tawde and Rajan Naik. But only after that, Kshitij Thakur and Hitendra Thakur, who accused Vinod Tawde, held a joint press conference and cleared the doubts and presented clarifications about the note scandal.
Many pictures have come out in which people of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi are seen waving bundles of notes in their hands at Vivant Hotel in Nalasopara.
Opposition got new issue
But as soon as this news came out, the entire opposition got a big issue. From Shiv Sena UBT to NCP and Congress, everyone has attacked BJP for electoral corruption. Opposition leaders have said that the Election Commission kept checking their bags and 5 crore rupees were found with the BJP General Secretary. At present, this matter will be investigated, the truth will come out but till then politics has got a big issue.
Most important question...
Meanwhile the question is whether this note scandal that came to light just before the voting will affect the voting trend in Maharashtra? Will the voters be satisfied with Vinod Tawde's clarification on the allegations of the note scandal?
Vinod Tawde doing amidst the noise
Amidst the uproar on this issue, Vinod Tawde sometimes tries to say something, sometimes tries to clarify the situation and sometimes drinks two sips of water from the bottle kept in front of him. People standing nearby were sometimes waving notes taken out of envelopes. Sometimes showing diaries. Sometimes showing black coloured bags.
When this uproar started inside Vivanta Hotel in Nalasopara, Mumbai, it did not stop. People kept increasing. There was a crowd of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi workers from the hotel hall to outside.
The detailed story
Actually, this is a matter of electoral corruption, and the allegation is of distributing cash before the polling. What is visible in the pictures is that currency is being waved in the hands of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi workers and their leader is holding the diary, on the basis of which it has been alleged that BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde was caught trying to distribute Rs 5 crore before the polling.
BVA leader Kshitij Thakur also showed the proofs in the pages of the diary recovered from the spot that to whom all the money was given.
Explanation of Vinod Tawde
Even though Vinod Tawde is continuously giving his explanation. He is demanding an investigation from the Election Commission. He is citing CCTV pictures and all kinds of evidence, but the tyres of his car were deflated so that Tawde could not leave the hotel. On the other hand, the police sealed the entire hotel and finally a case was also registered against Vinod Tawde.
Election Commission registered an FIR under the Representation of the People Act against BJP General Secretary Vinod Tawde and candidate Rajan Naik on the charge of distributing money in Nallasopara.
Uproar in political parties
In the state where voting is to take place the next day, in the state where BJP has entered the election field on the claim of good governance and development, there a day before the voting, the stain of direct cash benefit among the voters has become difficult for BJP to give explanation.
Press conference with the complainant
Where on one hand election attacks were being made on the note scam before the vote. The issue of checking the helicopters and bags of the leaders of the opposition parties was being raised. On the other hand, Vinod Tawde, who is facing the allegation of the note scam, was holding a press conference with complainants Hitendra and Kshitij Thakur.
Within a few hours, the whole matter came to light that Rs 5 crore was not recovered from the spot.
Leaders of Bahujan Vanchit Aghadi claimed that they had come to know about the distribution of money. Now before the vote, the investigating agency will separate the wheat from the chaff in the note scam and voters will be able to see the truth in the election.
A total of 3 FIRs have been registered in this case. The name of the BJP candidate is also included in two cases. While Vinod Tawde's name is included in one FIR. BVA's name is also mentioned in one FIR.
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More than 9 lakh rupees recovered
According to the information, during this period, Rs 9 lakh 53 thousand 900 have been seized by the election officials. In this case, Additional Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra Kiran Kulkarni said, 'In Nalasopara, the police reached the spot after receiving information.
The flying squad of the election machinery formed to enforce the code of conduct also reached the spot. The flying squad inspected the premises and also made some seizures. Everything is under control and action will be taken as per law against anyone.
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