Summary:
"I respect Pandey (state BJP chief) as he is a knowledgeable person. However, he insulted me when I refused to pay money to him for getting a BJP ticket in 2017 assembly polls. SBSP state vice-president Nityanand Pandey termed Pandey a 'scamster' and asked him to tender an apology. Sonekar also denied having taken up the issue with SBSP chief and UP minister Om Prakash Rajbhar. "Pandey insulted me by calling me a ' chor' (thief) because I am a Dalit and poor..