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Ajit Pawar told Malegaon voters he would ensure ample funds only if all 18 NCP candidates were elected, prompting backlash.

Opposition leaders slammed him for “threatening voters,” stressing that public funds come from taxpayers, not politicians.

The comments come ahead of the December 2 Nagar Panchayat polls, where BJP and Pawar-led NCP are contesting together.

Ajit Pawar, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, has assured voters in the Malegaon district that if they accept his party's candidates, he will ensure the town has sufficient funds. However, if they reject them, he will "reject" them as well.

On Friday, Pawar , the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, was running for the Malegaon Nagar Panchayat in Baramati tehsil.

Notably, he is in charge

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