New Delhi: NCP-SP Leader and Baramati MP, Supriya Sule, has issued a statement in response to allegations made by the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ). On Tuesday, the BJP accused Sule, along with Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole, of being involved in a cryptocurrency scam.

Sule has strongly denied the claims, calling them politically motivated and without any factual basis.

In her response, Supriya Sule vehemently denied the accusations. “I deny all the allegations levelled against me by Sudhanshu Trivedi. All this is conjecture and innuendo, and I am ready for a debate with any representative of the BJP at a time and date of their choice, in a public forum,” she wrote. 

“Familiar tactics of spreading false information to manipulate the righteous voters are being resorted to, a night before the polling day. We have filed a criminal complaint to the Hon’ble ECI & the Cyber crime department against the fake allegations made of bitcoin misappropriation. The intent and mala fide actors behind it are amply evident, condemn worthy that such practices are taking place in a healthy democracy guided by the Constitution of India,” she added in her statement.

Former IPS officer’s allegations against Supriya Sule 

BJP’s allegations follow former IPS officer Ravindranath Patil alleging that Supriya Sule and Nana Patole had misappropriated bitcoins from a 2018 Cryptocurrency Fraud Case and had used by the same to fund the ongoing Maharashtra Assembly Elections . Patil says he is ready to support the investigation.

Speaking to ANI, former IPS officer alleged that Amitabh Gupta, then Commissioner of Police, Pune, and Bhagyashri Nautake, then Deputy Commissioner of Police handling the Cyber Crime Investigations were involved in the misappropriation of bitcoins, which are eventually being used by the two political leaders.