A video that has gone viral shows Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) workers storming into the Vivanta Hotel in Palghar during a meeting between Tawde and Rajan Naik. Vinod Tawde has denied the accusations.
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There has been a lot of ruckus in Vasai Virar, Maharashtra as Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) has accused BJP leader Vinod Tawde of distributing money. However, Vinod Tawde has denied these allegations. He said that the money was not his. It is being told that when this fight took place in a hotel, BJP leader Vinod Tawde and Nalasopara BJP candidate Rajan Naik were surrounded by Bahujan Vikas Aghadi workers. The entire incident took place at Vivant Hotel in Virar East.
While Tawde has denied the allegations, the Election Commission has filed an FIR against the senior BJP leader over cash-for-vote allegations.
A video that has gone viral shows Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) workers storming into the Vivanta Hotel in Palghar during a meeting between Tawde and Rajan Naik, the BJP candidate from the Nalasopara Assembly seat. The BVA workers alleged that Tawde was caught red-handed with Rs 5 crore cash.
However, BJP sources have claimed that Rs 9 lakh was found in the room which was to be spent on meals for party workers for election day. The same would be reflected in the candidate’s list of expenses for the polls, sources added.
The BVA, led by Vasai MLA Hitendra Thakur, has a strong presence in Palghar district. It has three MLAs in the Assembly. While Hitendra Thakur is contesting from Vasai, his son Kshitij has been fielded from Nalasopara.