Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar's son Parth Pawar gets Y-plus security cover

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawars son Parth Pawar has been provided with Yplus category security cover a top official of the Pune police said on Tuesday reported the PTIParth Pawar is Ajit Pawarled NCPs Baramati Lok Sabha seat candidate Sunetra Pawar the wife of Ajit PawarMeanwhile Sunetra Pawar filed her nomination for the Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections 2024 on ThursdayThe Baramati seat has been considered the bastion of the Pawar family with Supriya Sule winning the last three Lok Sabha elections from the seatThe Mahayuti candidate Sunetra Pawar accompanied by her husband and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar offered prayers at the Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati temple in Pune earlier on ThursdayBefore the filing of Sunetra Pawars nomination a campaign rally was held by the ruling Mahayuti constituents Shiv Sena led by CM Shinde BJP and Ajit Pawarheaded NCPAddressing the rally CM Shinde said a change is inevitable in Baramati and gave the slogan Abki baar Sunetra Pawar according to the PTIParth Pawar who unsuccessfully contested the Maval Lok Sabha seat in 2019 against the undivided Shiv Senas sitting MP Shrirang Barne is actively campaigning for his mother Sunetra PawarWhile talking to PTI Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said the decision about providing the Yplus security cover was taken by the state governmentA local functionary of the Nationalist Congress Party NCP said the security cover has been provided to Parth Pawar due to security concernsParth Pawar is reaching out to people as part of the election campaign for his mother He is an aggressive leader and there were concerns surrounding his security as he moves around in remote areas he said according to the PTIYplus security cover the fourth highest level of security typically includes an 11member crew with one or two commandosReacting to the development Parth Pawars cousin Rohit Pawar who belongs to the Sharad Pawarled NCP alleged that Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadanvis was giving a priority to providing security cover to the political leaders children MLAs and actors while neglecting the safety concerns of the common man who face harassment from antisocial elements as per the PTIRohit Pawar also said sarcastically that two tanks should be deployed to provide security to Parth Pawarwith PTI inputs