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Big news is coming out on the cash for vote issue. Political turmoil is still being seen over the issue of alleged ‘cash for vote’ scam to woo voters in Maharashtra Assembly elections. In this scam, senior BJP leader and National General Secretary Vinod Tawde was seriously accused of distributing money. Now Vinod Tawde has sent a legal notice to Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Supriya Sule.
FIR against Tawde involved in ‘cash for vote’ scam!
After the ‘cash for vote’ scam came to light, the Election Commission had registered an FIR against Tawde under the Representation of the People Act. A total of three complaints were filed, two of which included the name of BJP candidate and one of Vinod Tawde. Maharashtra’s Additional Chief Electoral Officer Kiran Kulkarni said, ‘After receiving information in Nalasopara, police reached the spot. The flying squad of the election system formed to enforce the code of conduct also reached the spot. The flying squad searched the premises and made some recoveries. Everything is under control and anyone who violates the code of conduct will be dealt with as per the law.
Rs 9.93 lakh cash recovered from hotel room
After this scam came to light, the Election Commission inspected the hotel rooms. A Commission official said that cash worth Rs 9.93 lakh has been recovered from the hotel room. However, Vinod Tawde has strongly denied these allegations. He said that the Election Commission should investigate the entire matter, examine the CCTV, only then the truth will come out. He said that a meeting of MLAs of Nalasopara is to be held. Therefore, he had come to this meeting to explain the model code of conduct, method of sealing the voting machine etc.
Am I not a fool, distributing cash in opposition leader’s hotel?: Vinod Tawde
Tawde said, ‘Hitendra Thakur and his family are the owners of Vivanta Hotel. Am I so stupid to take cash to the opposition leader’s hotel and distribute the money there? I have been in politics for 40 years and know the absolute rules of what can and cannot be done during the silence period after the election campaign is over. I had come to the workers only to have a general conversation. I didn’t even come to preach. There was a meeting between me and the workers to explain the voting process.
‘Even national leaders jumped into this small issue’
He said that the leaders of Mahavikas Aghadi have demanded a detailed investigation. The surprising thing is that even national leaders have jumped into this small issue. BJP people are not so stupid that they will go to the hotel of the opposition leader and distribute cash. They should understand this. Ultimately no amount was received from me. Rahul Gandhi and Supriya Sule have seen Rs 5 crore, please send it to me. Can also deposit in my account.