Prakash Ambedkar of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) on Friday held a press conference, days after calling over alliance with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and accusing Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut of "stabbing" him and his outfit in the back amid seat sharing talks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Pics/Atul Kamble
Updated On: 2024-03-29 04:11 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Prakash Ambedkar was in talks with the MVA, which comprises the Congress, the Nationalist Congress (SP) and the Shiv Sena (UBT), for the Lok Sabha polls but recently announced candidates on several seats
In a post on social media platform X on Thursday, Prakash Ambedkar said, "How many lies Sanjay (Raut) is going to spread? If our thoughts are same, then why were we not invited to the MVA meetings? Why have you been holding meetings without inviting any representative of the VBA?"
"Despite being a political ally, you have stabbed us in our back. We know what kind of discussions you had held at the silver oak (the residence of opposition stalwart Sharad Pawar), you had even proposed building a candidate against Prakash Ambedkar in Akola Lok Sabha constituency," he further said on X
Sanjay Raut was talking about an alliance but "on the other hand you conspire against us", Prakash Ambedkar alleged in his social media post
Prakash Ambedkar will fight the elections from Akola in Maharashtra
Meanwhile, the VBA has said it will support the MVA in Nagpur
Congress' Vikas Thakre is up against BJP heavyweight and Union minister Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur for Lok Sabha polls