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The Janata Dal (Secular) has withdrawn its ailment implicit alleged irregularities successful the information process successful the Colaba country of Mumbai for the upcoming metropolis civic polls, Maharashtra Assembly talker Rahul Narwekar said connected Monday (January 5, 2025).
Former MP Haribhau Rathod, however, asserted that helium would prosecute his idiosyncratic ailment successful the substance against Mr. Narwekar. Mr. Rathod maintained that portion the JD(S) whitethorn person stepped back, his ailment earlier the State Election Commission remains and helium intends to instrumentality it to its logical conclusion.
Various Opposition parties person accused Mr. Narwekar of violating the exemplary codification of behaviour successful unit for civic polls, interfering successful information process and tampering with CCTV footage linked to the exercise.
Mr. Narwekar, the BJP MLA from Colaba successful South Mumbai, has dismissed the charges arsenic "baseless" and politically motivated.
Responding to the latest developments, Mr. Narwekar connected Monday (January 5) said that the Janata Dal (Secular) withdrew its ailment aft the information papers of 2 of its 3 candidates were accepted for the civic polls scheduled connected January 15.
"The enactment itself informed the State Election Commissioner that it is withdrawing its ailment arsenic 2 retired of the 3 nominations person been accepted," Mr. Narwekar told reporters.
He claimed the enactment did not adjacent cognize the presumption of its ain nominations and alleged that by filing the complaint, it was trying to make a "fake narrative" against him.
"There is nary request to dwell further connected this contented arsenic the run for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections is going on. The candidates person filed their forms arsenic per the prescribed model and scrutiny has been completed," helium added.
On erstwhile MP Rathod's assertion that his idiosyncratic ailment is inactive pending, Mr. Narwekar said, "Whatever ailment is filed volition beryllium looked into by the authorities concerned. If determination are nary facts successful the complaint, which is the reality, due enactment volition beryllium taken."
Asked astir Shiv Sena (UBT) president and erstwhile Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's request for his suspension, Mr. Narwekar said helium does not wage immoderate attraction to specified remarks.
"There are immoderate aged wounds that symptom much successful winter," helium said sarcastically. The contention pertains to wards 225, 226, and 227 successful the Colaba Constituency, wherever relatives of Mr. Narwekar are contesting the upcoming BMC elections. His member Makrand Narwekar, sister Gauri Shivalkar, and sister-in-law Harshita Shivalkar are successful the fray from these wards.
Some candidates had alleged that they were prevented from filing nominations to guarantee the unopposed predetermination of the speaker's relatives.
Mr. Rathod had earlier alleged that Mr. Rahul Narwekar objected to his beingness erstwhile helium accompanied his lad for the latter's nomination.
Mr. Rahul Narwekar remained astatine the bureau of the returning serviceman till 5 p.m. connected December 30 and instructed officials to dilatory down the processing of information papers, helium charged.
Mr. Rathod further claimed that respective remarks and alleged threats by Mr Rahul Narwekar were captured connected record.
