BJP neta accused of doling out cash; Rs 10 lakh found, FIRs filed – Times of India
MUMBAI: Less than 24 hours before polling in Maharashtra, BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde found himself caught in a big row with the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) of Hitendra Thakur accusing him of distributing cash to BJP activists and voters in a Virar hotel.While there was no direct evidence showing Tawde distributing money, BVA MLA Kshitij Thakur, who is contesting from Nalasopara constituency and who entered the restaurant in the hotel in which Tawde was seated with BJP activists, alleged they found a bag which had money in envelopes and a diary with names of those to whom money had been given. Videos that went viral showed Rs 500 notes being displayed by BVA workers who had surrounded a seated Tawde.Tawde (61) said he had merely stopped at the hotel while returning from Wada in Palgha...