Pune Assembly bypolls: Amid CM's appeal, BJP & Cong candidates file nominations

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Hemant Rasne and Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar filed their nomination papers on Monday for the upcoming byelection to Kasba Peth Assembly seat in Maharashtras Pune districtBesides Ashwini Jagtap the wife of late BJP MLA Laxman Jagtap filed her nomination for the bypoll to the Chinchwad Assembly seat which represents the neighbouring Pimpri Chinchwad townshipAlso readPM Narendra Modi to visit Mumbai on February 10 herersquos all you need to knowThe byelections to Kasba Peth and Chinchwad constituencies scheduled for February 26 have been necessitated due to the death of MLAs Mukta Tilak and Laxman Jagtap respectively Both of them belonged to the BJPThe results of the byelections will be declared on March 2The MVA has not yet announced whether it will contest the Chinchwad seat and yes who will be the candidateThe nomination of Rasne has raised eyebrows with the husband of the late Tilak on Monday saying the family members would have completed her work as MLA if given a ticketState Congress president Nana Patole took a dig at BJP saying it has forgotten freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak and the family of Mukta TilakShe was the daughterinlaw nieceinlaw of Jayantrao Tilak who was Bal Gangadhar Tilaks grandsonNotably Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said he had requested Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar and Congress leaders to honour the political tradition in the state to ensure unopposed bypolls to the seats that fall vacant due to the death of sitting lawmakersThe Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena headed by CM Shinde shares power with BJP in MaharashtraOn Monday Rasne filed his nomination in the presence of state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Pune guardian minister Chandrakant PatilCongress candidate Dhangekar filed his nominations in the presence of Patole senior leader Ashok Chavan as well as leaders from the NCP and the Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena campSpeculations were rife that the late Tilaks husband Shailesh Tilak might be the BJPs pick for the Kasba Peth seatThe BJP has forgotten the family of Mukta Tilak and also Bal Gangadhar Tilak The BJP is known for forgetting the people after the partys need is over Patole allegedResponding to a query on CM Shindes appeal to MVA leaders for unopposed bypolls Chandrakant Patil said it was the Opposition which wanted a contest for the Kasba Peth seatNana Patole is now saying the Congress could have thought of an unopposed election had the BJP given a ticket to a member of Mukta Tilaks family Had we given a ticket to Tilaks family would the Congress have ensured that the contest is unopposed Patil askedMeanwhile Shailesh Tilak the husband of the late MLA said Had the BJP given a ticket into the family we would have got the opportunity to take my wifes work forwardHe however added that the partys decision is accepted by the Tilak familyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever