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Cash-for-votes row: BJP's Vinod Tawde sends ₹100 crore defamation notices to Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi
BJP leader Vinod Tawde is accused of distributing money to voters in a constituency in Maharashtra's Palghar district, a day before voting.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Vinod Tawde on Friday issued a defamation notice to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and party spokesperson Supriya Shrinate for their allegations of him distributing money to voters.
HT has learnt that Tawde's lawyer sent a legal notice asking the three Congress leader to apologise or they would be sued for ₹100 crore.
Tawde has sought their unconditional apology, adding he will file criminal and civil cases against them for defaming him in absence of apology, PTI reported.
Tawde has sought their unconditional apology, adding he will file criminal and civil cases against them for defaming him in absence of apology, PTI reported.
Rahul Gandhi had hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the controversy, saying,"Modiji, from whose SAFE did these 5 crores come? Who looted the public's money and sent you in the tempo?"
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge too attacked PM Modi over the issue, saying while the prime minister promises to keep Maharashtra "SAFE" with money and muscle power, party leader is being "caught red-handed" with ₹5 crores cash.
Maharashtra cash-for-vote row: Rahul Gandhi takes 'tempo' jibe at PM Modi; BJP calls allegation 'baseless'
BVA members, led by Hitendra Thakur, today claimed that Tawde arrived at a hotel to hand over ₹5 crore to a BJP candidate in Maharashtra.
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reacted to the alleged Maharashtra cash-for-vote scandal with a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying who looted the public's money and sent "you in the tempo".
Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) members, led by Hitendra Thakur, today claimed that BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde arrived at a hotel to hand over ₹5 crore to a BJP candidate in Maharashtra.
"Modiji, from whose safe did these 5 crores come? Who looted the public's money and sent you in the tempo?" Rahul Gandhi wrote on X in Hindi.
In the run-up to the 2024 general election, PM Modi had attacked the Congress, saying it was silent on crony capitalism because tempo-loads of money had reached the party. Rahul Gandhi then said that the prime minister was speaking with personal experience.
Controversies and comeback: BJP leader Vinod Tawde fights fire amid cash-for-votes row
Vinod Tawde, a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former Maharashtra minister, has once again found himself at the centre of a controversy
vinod Tawde a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former Maharashtra minister, has once again found himself at the centre of a controversy, with fresh allegations of distributing money to voters surfacing just ahead of the assembly elections.
Known for his rise from grassroots BJP cadre to senior ministerial positions, Tawde’s career has been marred by multiple controversies, which are now threatening to affect the party’s image. He, however, has strong survival skills.
Tawde served as the Minister for School and Education in the erstwhile Devendra Fadnavis-led government in 2014. Early in his tenure, he was embroiled in a row over his engineering degree from Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth, a university that was not recognised by the state government.
Opposition leaders had accused Tawde of submitting a fraudulent degree, leading to heated debates in the state Assembly.
The Congress had demanded his resignation, but Tawde defended his qualification, stating that the course he completed, which included both theoretical study and practical internship, was not government-approved but was pursued with full knowledge of its status.
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