Supriya Sule Makes Big Claim After Defeating Sunetra Pawar in Baramati

Pune: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leer Supriya Sule, who emerged victorious in a prestige battle in Baramati Lok Sabha seat, on Friday said some people tried to create an atmosphere of terror by threatening her party workers in run up to polls and warned she would "personally intervene" if such attempts were me again. Sule retained seat after trouncing Sunetra Pawar, NCP candidate and wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

Speaking at a felicitation event in Untawi in Baramati, Sule said, "(Shar) Pawar saheb never resorted to vendetta politics, and we will not eir. However, certain individuals, not from our tehsil, created fear in Baramati Lok Sabha constituency during elections. se people know who y are. y went door to door, to villages and threatened our party workers. I remained silent during elections, but if y attempt this again, I will personally intervene." While se people did not create problems in Baramati tehsil itself, y "created havoc" in or assembly segments that form Baramati Lok Sabh constituency, Sule said, ding that "Maharashtra of Shahu, Phule, Ambedkar and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj will not tolerate such acts of intimidation".

"It is Maharashtra of Yashwantrao Chavan and Shar Pawar. If anyone tries to threaten our workers again, I will take matter to police. I refrained from escalating issue during elections, but I urge you not to repeat this behaviour in upcoming assembly polls," she said without taking names, though it was an apparent reference to ruling Nationalist Congress Party led by her cousin.

Recounting untoward incidents that took place during bitterly fought polls in Baramati, Sule said a trers' congregation that Shar Pawar was supposed to dress was cancelled at last moment "under pressure".

"When come trers reorganised event, Pawar saheb humbly asked a man on stage if he was allowed to participate," she said.

In anor incident, Shar Pawar supporter Shrinivas Pawar, who happens to be bror of Ajit Pawar, saw door shut on his face at home of a long time acquaintance, Sule recollected.

"That incident left him very s. But despite (attempts to create) fear, people voted even more strongly in our favour," Sule said, ding she never allowed bitterness to set in since her fight was ideological.

Speaking on reports that around 35 IT firms are planning to leave Hinjawi IT Park in Pune, Sule said Shar Pawar, Maratha Chamber of Commerce, and her uncle Pratap Pawar have decided to speak to hes of se companies.

aim was to ensure all concerns of firms are dressed so that y need not relocate, newly-elected MP said.

On issue of election symbols, which party claims cost m Satara seat, Sule said y will approach Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking symbol of a man blowing a tutari or tutari alone.

"This symbol issue needs to be resolved before assembly elections. If ECI does not heed our request, we will take matter to court," she asserted. PTI SPK BNM