Sharad Pawar and Raj Thackeray are hand-in-glove says BJP

While Pawar said Modi was seeking votes in the name of martyrs, the MNS president made the same allegation, he added. Tawde also slammed the MNS chief for bringing Monica More, a railway accident victim, on stage at his rally in Bhandup.

"When Monica met with an accident, the Congress was in power. But it didn't do anything for her. BJP MP Kirit Somaiya provided help to Monica," Tawde said. Instead of questioning the Congress and NCP, Thackeray was now posing questions to Somaiya, he said. Tawde also claimed that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was released by Pakistan due to international pressure created by the Modi government. "If Pawar is claiming Abhinandan was released due to the Geneva convention, why is Kulbhushan Jadhav (former Indian Navy officer who is in Pakistan's custody for alleged espionage) not released? Pawar should admit that Abhinandan was released due to the Modi government's efforts," he added.

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