Honey lure row: BJP Minister questions Sharad Pawar and Eknath Khadses reference to the accused

The controversy surrounding honey lure allegations intensified, as BJP State Cabinet Minister Girish Mahajan, criticised for his photograph with the accused, Praful Lodha, launched a collection of images of the identical suspect with a number of different high leaders, together with NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar-led NCP chief Eknath Khadse. 

“People are associating me with Mr. Lodha over the honeytrap case primarily based on one photograph, when there isn’t a connection; Their personal get together leaders, NCP-SP leaders Mr. Pawar, Supriya Sule, and chief Jayant Patil, and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former Chief Minister, Uddhav Thackeray, are seen with Mr. Lodha. What is their reference to him?” Mr. Mahajan requested. 

Following Mr. Khadse’s demand for an SIT investigation into Mr. Lodha’s reference to Mr. Mahajan, Mr. Mahajan requested in regards to the relationship of leaders with Mr. Lodha, releasing the images on Thursday (July 24, 2025). Taking to the social media platform, Facebook, he highlighted that when the Opposition was in energy, “they tried to implicate” him in false crimes. “Was this the explanation to carry the hand of Praful Lodha?” he requested. 

Reflecting on the photograph of Mr. Khadse, he acknowledged, “What is that this relationship known as? Your conspiracy is being uncovered. Is this the identical Praful Lodha whom you known as a drunkard, accused of murdering your personal son? In all of the allegations between 2019 and 2022, I used to be confirmed harmless.”

Mr. Khadse and Mr. Mahajan, each from North Maharashtra, have a historical past of being bitter political rivals. Responding to the publish, Mr. Khadse clarified that Mr. Lodha was there handy over the proof, saying, “he was welcoming me on the street with flowers and gave me a CD of your misdeeds to be uncovered later.” Mr. Khadse challenged him to have a direct CBI inquiry.