Mumbai: The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (President) Prakash Ambedkar has alleged that the Nationalist Congress Celebration (SP) President Sharad Pawar met the absconding mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar in Dubai and was gifted a gold chain.
Making a sensational declare, Ambedkar advised media individuals that the purported assembly came about when Pawar was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra (1988-1991) and had travelled overseas, first to California (USA), after which to London (UK).
He additional claimed that Pawar had gone on an official tour that point, first went to London, then California and returned to London the place he stayed for 2 days after which he travelled to Dubai (UAE).
“In Dubai, he met Dawood on the airport and he (Pawar) was welcomed and even gifted a gold necklace by the don there. Then he took a flight again to London that night after which returned to India after two days,” alleged Ambedkar, the grandson of the Chief Architect of the Indian Structure B. R. Ambedkar.
Rejecting the claims, NCP (SP) Nationwide Spokesperson Clyde Crasto mentioned that it’s clear that Ambedkar is trying to create a ‘faux narrative’ forward of the Maharashtra Meeting elections.
“It’s clear… He’s talking on behalf of the Bharatiya Janata Celebration… He’s simply attempting to drift a story with the state meeting polls developing quickly,” mentioned Crasto dismissively.
On the purported journey round 35 years in the past, Ambedkar questioned that as Pawar was the Chief Minister then did he get the permission of the Central authorities earlier than travelling overseas.
“Did the Centre enable him to journey and attend the conferences in California then? If sure, then was he additionally permitted to go and meet Dawood in Dubai? Have been these conferences official or unofficial and reported to the central authorities or not,” demanded Ambedkar.
When identified, the VBA chief mentioned that he was elevating it because it’s (Meeting) election time and he wished to warning the folks to decide on the social gathering which they vote for rigorously, in view of the present political state of affairs on the planet, and assaults just like the killing of MahaYuti ally Nationalist Congress Celebration chief Baba Ziauddin Siddique on October 12.
He referred to as upon the NCP (SP), and the Central authorities to return clear on this and supply an evidence on all this, why the conferences have been held because the nation had confronted a collection of bomb blasts and terror strikes within the 1990s, and an identical state of affairs unfolding now for which we have to be on alert.
“I’m not making any allegations, however merely placing forth sure information, and demand that the NCP (SP) and the (present) authorities ought to give an evidence. Furthermore, the present worldwide state of affairs is disturbing and India’s relations are getting broken with the USA, Canada, and within the Center East,” contended Ambedkar.