Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 26 (HBTV): The Election authorities have given Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar a clean cheat after he was reported for violation in connection with a remark he allegedly made assuring funds in return for vote.    

Baramati’s Returning officer Kavita Dwivedi had filed a report to the chief election officer of Maharashtra on Thursday, stating that prima facie there is a violation of the code of conduct found in Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's ‘fund for vote’ remark.  

The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) had filed a complaint with the Election Commission after Ajit Pawar allegedly made the remarks during a public meeting at Indapur town in the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency.      

Reportedly, he had said ‘we will help you with as many funds as you want. But if we are giving funds, we expect you to press the button next to our candidate's symbol in the election so that I will feel good about giving funds’.    

Reacting to the complaint, Dwivedi said to have acted on the complaint and had launched an enquiry. The authority also sent a notice to Ajit Pawar to respond. In reply to the notice, Pawar reportedly said "it's a partial truth." 

"After reviewing the video, I have found that prima facie there is no violation of the Code of Conduct. Ajit Pawar is heard saying 'press button.' However, he does not specify any candidate's name for the vote. Accordingly, I have submitted my report to the chief election officer of Maharashtra and the district officer for further processing. Additionally, prior permission was obtained for the event where Ajit Pawar was speaking," Dwivedi said.    

Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar is contesting in the prestigious and one of the most-watched seats in the area, the Baramati seat, against sitting Member of Parliament and her sister-in-law Supriya Sule. 

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