Pune, Nov. 30 -- Election campaigning for the municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Pune district has reached its peak. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar launched an intensive series of campaign meetings at many places across Pune.
In these rallies, Pawar has been emphasizing on how much funding has already been provided for every part of the district and how much more will be given for future development.
Since, in most places, he is facing the Mahayuti allies-the BJP and the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction)-Ajit Pawar has made "political bullying" in the district a central campaign issue.
His warning that "those who engage in bullying will not be spared" has caused panic among the so-called strongmen within local political circles.
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