Sharad Pawar slams Neelam Gorhe for her 'Mercedes will fetch you post in SS-UBT'

NCPSP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday deplored the statement made by Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Legislative Council deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe statement at the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held in Delhi that ldquotwo Mercedes will fetch you post in the Uddhav Thackeray led Shiv Senardquo reported news agency IANSTerming it ldquofoolish Pawar said ldquoThere was no need for the statement made by Neelam Gorhe in the Sahitya Sammelan Neelam Gorhe has been elected for term as the state council member and the entire Maharashtra knows how she got the party nominationrdquo reported IANSHe further added I think she should not have mentioned such things on the Sahitya Sammelan platform She was in NCP in the Shiv Sena she was working under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray After that now she is working in Eknath Shindersquos Shiv Sena She has experienced almost four parties in a limited period of time It would have been right if she had not commented on her experience Sanjay Rautrsquos stand in this regard is right The organisers of the Sammelan have also expressed their disapprovalPawar further said that the office bearers of the Sahitya Sammelan have already apologised ldquoSo I now say bring the curtain down on this matter If Sanjay Raut wants to put the responsibility on me I have no complaint because I was heading through reception committee of the Sahitya Sammelan I have no complaint against Sanjay Raut Neelam Gorhes statement was foolish I will not say anything more than thisrdquo he added reported IANSPawar chose to clear his stand on the raging controversy after Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut said the former should speak out as he was heading the reception committee Raut also wanted Pawar to clarify whether it was proper on Gorhersquos part to make political statement using the Sahitya Sammelan platformEarlier the Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena deputy leader Sushama Andhare on Monday said that a defamation case will be soon filed against Shiv Sena leader and the Maharashtra Legislative Council deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe for allegedly tarnishing the image of the party and the party chief Uddhav Thackeray The trigger for the Shiv Sena UBT was Gorhersquos statement made at the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Sahitya Sammelan that ldquoin the Uddhav Thackerayled Sena without giving two Mercedes cars no one was given any post This is a factrdquoGorhe who crossed over to Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena further added that ldquowhen Balasaheb Thackeray was alive he kept watch everywhere After him the Sena slide began When Uddhav Thackeray became the Chief Minister the Sainiks were overjoyed because we thought Balasaheb Thackerayrsquos son had got the post But soon things began to surfacehellip even MLAs were denied meetings reported IANSGorhersquos statement evoked angry reactions from the Thackeray group saying that the party did not give importance to the betrayer However the party asked Gorhe who was nominated for four successive terms and twice as the deputy chairperson of the state council should provide the receipts of eight Mercedes that she had purportedly gave to Thackeray reported IANSAndhare said that ldquoShiv Sena is known as a party that works for the poor and represents the smallest section of the society Neelam Gorhe made a very absurd statement yesterday with the intention of deliberately tarnishing the image of the party and party chief The Shiv Sen founded by Balasaheb Thackeray has a noble and magnificent tradition If Gorhe wants to please the ruling Shiv Sena and the MahaYuti and win the Rajya Sabha or ministerial posts he should do so However while doing so she has tried to throw mud at the party and party chief which is extremely obscene reported IANSAndhare further targeted Gorhe saying that an incompetent woman who has been made a legislator for four terms and who has not been able to to establish a single party Shakha in her area has indulged into mudslinging Gorhe has not made any statement in the wake of raging controversyHowever Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Rut claimed that Gorhe is a shameless woman and alleged that as the deputy chairperson of the state council she takes money from the proposer to include it in the house agenda ldquoI am ready to face privilege motion as I have proofrdquo he said Shiv Sena minister Sanjay Shirsat came to Gorhersquos defence and warned the Thackeray camp that he will expose the party with regard to how the nominations were given by taking moneyWith inputs from IANS