Sharad Pawar Defends Supriya Sule Over 'Bitcoin Scam' Allegation, Says Only BJP Could Take a Person Who Has Been to Jail and Support His Allegations

Sharad Pawar, veteran leader and chief of Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) came ahead to defend NCP MP Supriya Sule over the alleged 'bitcoin scam'.

Sharad Pawar, the veteran leader and chief of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), has come out in defence of NCP MP Supriya Sule over the alleged ‘bitcoin scam’. The senior Pawar said that the person who has accused Sule of being part of the bitcoin scam has himself been to jail.

The allegation of the scam has been made by former IPS officer Ravindra Patil and is being played up by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Speaking to the media after casting his vote in Baramati, Sharad Pawar said, "The person who made the allegations was in jail for several months and taking that person along and making false allegations, only BJP can do this."

"People should vote and I am confident that people of Maharashtra will vote in large numbers in a peaceful manner. After 23 November, it will be clear who will be given the responsibility of forming the government in the state," he added.

The ‘Bitcoin Scam’ AllegationFormer IPS officer Ravindra Patil levelled allegations against Supriya Sule saying she along with Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole were involved in cryptocurrency scam that dated back to 2018. The allegations said that the scam was perpetrated to raise money for assembly election campaign.

The BJP pounced on the allegations and asked five questions to the Congress.

"We want to ask 5 questions to the Congress Party, one, are you involved in the bitcoin transaction? Second, are you in contact with this person named Gaurav Gupta or Mehta? Third, the chats are yours (of your leaders) or not? Fourth, the audio in the audio clips is yours or not? Fifth, who are the 'big people'?" said BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi.

Supriya Sule has refuted all allegations.

"I am ready to answer his (Sudhanshu Trivedi) 5 questions wherever he wants. Time of his choice, place of his choice and platform of his choice. I am ready to answer him because all the allegations are completely false," she has said.