Supriya visits Ajit Pawar’s house to meet his mother

Bombay:After high tension and fierce contest in Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Sunday visited the residence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and his distant cousin Ajit Pawar at Katewadi in Pune. The development has raised eyebrows in the political circle. However, Ms Sule said she went to meet her aunt Ashatai, who is Ajit Pawar’s mother.

According to the NCP (SP) working president, she could not meet Ajit Pawar and his wife Sunetra, who were busy distributing food for Pandharpur Wari.

After the meeting, Ms Sule told reporters that the Katewadi residence does not belong to her or Ajit. It belongs to Shardabai Pawar and Govindarao Pawar. Hence, it is the Pawar residence. “My Asha Kaki lives here. I have been living in this house since my birth. That is why I came to greet Ashakaki. Coincidentally, Sunetratai’s mother was also there. I took her blessings too,” she said.

Shardabai and Govindarao were the parents of NCP founder Sharad Pawar.

Supriya Sule’s visit to Ajit Pawar’s residence assumes political significance in the backdrop of the biennial election to 11 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, which will be held on July 12.

In the recently concluded assembly elections, Supriya Sule defeated NDA candidate Sunetra Pawar by 1,58,333 votes in Baramati constituency. Following this, Sunetra was nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha by the Ajit Pawar-led NCP.