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I never contested cooperative society election while in govt: Sharad Pawar criticises Ajit

I never contested cooperative society election while in govt: Sharad Pawar criticises Ajit

Baramati (Pune), June 24 (UNI) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) Supremo Sarad Pawar on Tuesday criticised Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for contesting the Malegaon sugar factory election and said that people holding high government positions should stay away from cooperative society polls.
"I have never contested cooperative society elections while in government in my 40 years of career," said the veteran leader.
Pawar was talking to reporters in Baramati in the backdrop of Ajit Pawar's Nilkantheshwar panel winning a clear victory in the Malegaon Cooperative sugar factory election.

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