Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Ajit Pawar vs Supriya Sule over viral bitcoin audio clip

After casting his ballot successful Baramati, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar said that it was Supriya Sule’s dependable that could beryllium heard successful the audio clip. “From the code successful the audio clips, I tin place the voices. One of them is my sister, and the different is idiosyncratic I person worked with extensively. An enquiry volition beryllium conducted, and the information volition travel out,” Ajit Pawar said extracurricular the polling booth.

Refuting the allegations, Sule said: “I person filed a defamation lawsuit and a transgression case. I americium acceptable to reply his (Sudhanshu Trivedi) questions wherever helium wants. Time of his choice, spot of his prime and level of his choice. I americium acceptable to reply him due to the fact that each the allegations are wholly false.”

What is the contention each about?

Sudhanshu Trivedi has claimed that the audio clips person “unmasked” the MVA’s canvass campaign, seeking answers from the Congress and Sule.

Sharing the audios successful which the voices and awesome chats purportedly belonging to the 2 absorption leaders accent the Bitcoin transactions for allegedly backing their canvass campaign, Trivedi said it is wide that the MVA has seen the penning connected the partition that it is facing decision successful the polls.

“One person allegedly tells an relation that they volition woody with immoderate enquiry erstwhile their authorities is formed,” Trivedi said. The BJP alleged that a erstwhile IPS serviceman was 1 of the persons who was portion of the conversations.

These are precise superior and unsafe comments, the BJP spokesperson said and asked Sule to springiness a point-by-point rebuttal, including if it was her dependable and message, alternatively of offering a “vague and generic” reply.

It’s appalling that specified baseless allegations are made by Mr Sudhanshu Trivedi, yet not astonishing arsenic it’s a wide lawsuit of spreading mendacious information, the nighttime earlier elections. My lawyer volition beryllium issuing a transgression & civilian defamation announcement against Sudhanshu Trivedi for making…

— Supriya Sule (@supriya_sule) November 19, 2024

The audio grounds besides suggests the engagement of large persons, and the Congress indispensable reply who are those, Trivedi said, adding that it indispensable beryllium clarified whether the Opposition leaders were engaged successful Bitcoin transactions. “If yes, past was the transaction illegal,” helium added.

When the MVA was successful powerfulness successful Maharashtra, its location curate was accused by the commissioner of constabulary of collecting Rs 100 crore each month, the elder BJP person said. The Congress whitethorn not person utilized integer transactions for bully governance and society’s payment but it has resorted to this for corruption, helium alleged.

Responding to the allegations precocious Tuesday, Sule, via posts connected X (formerly Twitter) said that this was “familiar tactics of spreading mendacious accusation to manipulate the righteous voters” earlier the polling day.

She added, “We person filed a transgression ailment to the ECI & the Cybercrime Department against the fake allegations made of bitcoin misappropriation. The intent and mala fide actors down it are amply evident, condemn-worthy that specified practices are taking spot successful a steadfast ideology guided by the Constitution of India.”