You Have Voted For Me, But Don't Own Me: Irritated Ajit Pawar To Supporters In Baramati

Sharad Pawar-led NCP leader Jitendra Awhad criticised Ajit Pawar, saying voters are supreme in democracy.

Ajit Pawar represents Baramati in the Maharashtra Assembly.

Source : abp

Maharashtra News: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who represents Baramati in the Maharashtra Assembly, got irritated after his supporters flooded him with letters on various issues during his visit to the constituency on Sunday.

When a memorandum was handed over to him by local residents in the middle of his speech, Pawar said, "You voted for me, that does not mean you have become my boss or own me. Have you made me a farm labourer now?"

Baramati: Maharashtra's Deputy CM Ajit Pawar says, "Just because you voted for me, it doesn't mean you have become my boss or owner. Have you made me a farm laborer now?" pic.twitter.com/uIk5Nm927P

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Cabinet minister Sanjay Shirsat defended Pawar and said, "Sometimes, when elected representatives are working, some voters keep insisting on certain issues, but the elected representative's comments are highlighted whereas the behaviour of voters is not talked about anywhere."

Sharad Pawar-led NCP leader Jitendra Awhad criticised Ajit Pawar, saying voters are supreme in democracy. "He (Ajit) needs to know that in democracy, voters are supreme," Awhad said.

The Mahayuti alliance -- BJP, Shiv Sena, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) -- secured a resounding victory, winning 230 out of 288 seats in the recent assembly elections in the state. Shinde's Shiv Sena claimed 57 seats, while Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) managed only 20 seats.