NCP spokesperson Suraj Chavan and party MLC Amol Mitkari on Sunday criticized BJP MLA Suresh Dhas for targeting Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar over the murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh.
In a post on X, Chavan questioned whether Dhas lacks faith in the state home department’s ability to conduct a fair investigation into the case.
Mitkari further inquired whether Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, who oversees the home department, would take steps to control his party’s MLA.
During a protest in Parbhani on Saturday, Dhas, in a veiled reference to Munde’s induction into the cabinet, taunted NCP head Pawar and said, “Ajit dada kya hua tera vada… kaiko isko andar liya (Ajit dada what happened to your promise, why you inducted him)?”
Reacting to the BJP leader’s remarks, Chavan, “If anyone from the NCP is found involved in the murder case, Ajit Pawar will not spare him.”
“I want to request Fadnavis to ask Dhas not to vitiate the cordial atmosphere of the Mahayuti alliance. If Ajit Pawar is defamed, we will respond appropriately,” Chavan added.
Mitkari also took a dim view of Dhas targeting Pawar.
“Will Fadnavis rein in his MLA for questioning Ajit dada or allow the wild bull to run amok?” Mitkari quipped in a post on X.
Dhas has been targeting Dhananjay Munde, amid a political blame-game over the Deshmukh murder case.
On Saturday, Dhas alleged that two men arrested from Pune in the murder case are just ‘pawns’ while the ‘key accused’ are roaming free.
