Not rebel, will stand with Ajit Pawar, don’t need BJP, Shiv Sena’s support: NCP's Nawab Malik
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik, who has been nominated by the Ajit Pawar-led faction for the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly seat, leaving Mahayuti partners BJP and Shiv Sena surprised, stated on Wednesday that he is an official NCP candidate and not a rebel.
An apparent conflict has emerged within the Mahayuti alliance following the NCP's announcement of Nawab Malik as its candidate, while the BJP put forward Suresh Krishna Patil as its official candidate for the seat.
"I am not a rebel. I am an official candidate of the NCP. This seat was given to the NCP. When my name was announced as a candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, Shiv Sena and BJP opposed me. They said they would not work for me. I don't want their support. They are free to oppose me and field candidates before me or my daughter. We are ready to face them," he told India Today's Rajdeep Sardesai in an interview.
Malik, sitting MLA from Anushakti Nagar, has left that constituency to his daughter Sana, who is making her debut in electoral politics as NCP candidate.
In light of allegations linking him to underworld figures by the saffron party and the Shiv Sena, Malik firmly rejected such claims, and emphasised his loyalty to Ajit Pawar. "They all alleged that I am Dawood's man or have a link with him, but such a kind of case is not there. They will always oppose me. I stood with Ajit Pawar because he supported me. When we were in trouble, he stood behind my family," he told the news channel.
"I am always with Ajit Pawar and I am not with the BJP or Shiv Sena. They will make such allegations. It is my duty that I have to stand behind the person who supported me," he added.
Elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly will be held on November 20 and votes will be counted on November 23.
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Noida woman duped of Rs 34 lakh, gets fake ED notices in case of 'digital arrest'
Noida (PTI): A woman was duped of Rs 34 lakh here in a case of "digital arrest" by cyber criminals who threatened her with fake notices by the Enforcement Directorate, officials said on Sunday
The fraudsters claimed that a parcel is being sent from Mumbai to Iran in her name containing five passports, two debit cards, two laptops, 900 US dollars and 200 grams of narcotics, they said.
The victim received a call form the fraudsters on around 10 pm on August 8, she said in her complaint.
The Gautam Buddha cyber crime police station has registered a case and started investigation in the matter, Inspector-in-charge Vijay Kumar Gautam said.
According to the complaint of Nidhi Paliwal, a resident of Sector-41, the fraudsters sent her a complaint via WhatsApp and asked her to send Rs 34 lakh.
An accused also video called her on Skype with the video switched off, Paliwal said in her complaint.
Inspector Gautam said the accused also sent two notices of Enforcement Directorate (ED), in which serious allegations were made against the victim. A probe on the matter is underway, he said.
