India, Jan. 8 -- An independent candidate contesting the civic elections claims that speaker of the legislative assembly Rahul Narwekar offered her and her husband contracts, money and even a position in the BJP in exchange for withdrawing her nomination against his brother Makarand. The idea, she claimed, was to get Makarand Narwekar elected unopposed.

Addressing the media on Wednesday, Tejal Pawar claimed that when she and her husband resisted every inducement offered, they were threatened. Fearing for their lives, they fled to Thane and eventually sought refuge with the Shiv Sena (UBT).

Holding firm, Pawar is still in the fray. She is the only candidate taking on former corporator Makarand Narwekar in ward 226 in Colaba. The other ca...