Maharashtra Congress leader Ashish Deshmukh in hot water after audio clip surfaces
The Hindu
Clip has him seeking votes for BJP candidate in local polls in Nagpur
Controversy by the audio clip appears to be the flavour of Maharashtra’s politics lately. In a clip that surfaced on Tuesday, Maharashtra Congress general secretary Ashish Deshmukh is allegedly heard seeking votes for a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate during the Katol Zilla Parishad (ZP) bypoll in Nagpur district.
Mr. Deshmukh has neither confirmed nor denied that the voice in the clip was his.
Last week, Mr. Ashish Deshmukh — the nephew of senior NCP leader and former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh — had stirred the hornet’s nest after he reportedly met, and campaigned for another BJP candidate in Sawargaon (in Nagpur’s Narkhed taluk, close to Katol), following which local Congress leaders had complained to the party brass in the State.
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