On Maharashtra’s election day, a significant issue erupted when retired IPS officer Ravindranath Patil’s accusations against NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule and Maharashtra Congress chairman Nana Patole for allegedly utilizing the money from the Bitcoin scam to finance elections turned into a full-fledged political dispute.
On Wednesday, Supriya Sule vehemently refuted the accusations, calling them unfounded. “I have filed a criminal lawsuit and a slander complaint,” she told ANI. Anywhere, at any time, on any platform, I am prepared to respond to his (Sudhanshu Trivedi) five questions. These accusations are wholly untrue and made up.Keep up with Maharashtra’s live voting updates.
Ajit Pawar, Supriya Sule’s cousin and deputy chief minister, fueled the controversy earlier in the day by claiming to have recognized Sule’s voice in the alleged audio clips that Ravindra Patil had used as proof. He promised to look into the situation thoroughly.
“I can recognize the voices in the audio clips based on their tone. My sister is one of them, and I have a long history of working with the other. “An investigation will be carried out, and the truth will be revealed,” Ajit Pawar stated in a media interview.
Supriya Sule responded to Ajit Pawar’s comments by dismissing his assertions, joking, “He is Ajit Pawar; he can say anything.” “Hari Ram Krishna.”
Despite the accusations, Sule and her family appeared confident as they cast their ballots at a Baramati polling station.
Sule Denies Bitcoin Scam Allegations, Threatens Legal Action Against BJP Leader
Sule addressed claims that she participated in the “bitcoin scam” linked to the Maharashtra assembly elections on Tuesday.
she was willing to have a public conversation with any BJP official at any time and location of their choosing.
“I refute every accusation Sudhanshu Trivedi made against me. All of this is speculation and hearsay, and I am ready to discuss it with any BJP official in a public setting, at any time and on any day,” Sule wrote on X.
On Tuesday, Baramati MP and Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole was the target of grave accusations from Ravindranath Patil.
Sule Denies Bitcoin Scam Allegations, Vows Legal Action Against BJP Leaders
According to Ravindranath Patil, the two stole bitcoins from a cryptocurrency scam case in 2018 and used them to finance the Maharashtra assembly election.
The BJP swiftly seized on Patil’s accusation and released alleged voice notes shortly after, accusing Supriya Sule and Nana Patole of being involved in a plot to use Bitcoins to sway the election.
But on the eve of the election, Sule claimed that these were “typical strategies of circulating misleading information to influence the righteous voters.”
She also complained about what she described as the false accusations of bitcoin misuse to the Maharashtra cybercrime department and the Election Commission of India. Patil and Gaurav Mehta, who were witnesses in the 2018 case, are the targets of her complaint.
The Baramati MP added that Sudhanshu Trivedi will receive a criminal and civil defamation notice from her attorneys.
It is disgusting that Mr. Sudhanshu Trivedi has made such unfounded accusations, but it is not shocking given that it is an obvious instance of disseminating misleading information the night before elections. For making blatantly fraudulent claims with the intention of misleading the public at large, my lawyer will be sending Sudhanshu Trivedi a criminal and civil defamation notice,” Sule said on X.
