Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Amid the political row over the homicide of a sarpanch, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday requested NCP staff in Beed district to not get entangled in extortion makes an attempt concentrating on improvement tasks.
Asking his get together staff to keep up a “clear character”, the Nationalist Congress Occasion (NCP) chief stated political interference won’t be tolerated within the administration.
His remarks come towards the backdrop of the arrest of Walmik Karad, a detailed affiliate of state NCP minister Dhananjay Munde, in an extortion case linked to the homicide of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Beed district.
The opposition has been demanding Munde’s ouster within the wake of the arrest of his affiliate and to facilitate an neutral probe into the homicide of Deshmukh.
Pawar arrived in Beed on Thursday morning, his first go to since changing into the district guardian minister.
Addressing a gathering of NCP staff, he stated, “Preserve a clear character. All people ought to take care to not mingle with the improper individuals. Our picture among the many individuals right here (in Beed) ought to be good.”
“No political interference shall be tolerated within the administrative works and nobody ought to ask for extortion cash in improvement works,” Pawar stated.
The deputy CM stated if he involves find out about such actions, he won’t spare anybody and invoke the stringent Maharashtra Management of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) towards the responsible.
“I can take any form of motion. I’ve already informed (Chief Minister) Devendra Fadnavis that when I’m taking this accountability (as guardian minister of Beed), everybody ought to co-operate with me,” he stated.
Pawar additionally warned these brandishing weapons within the public.
“I’m additionally going to inform the (police) division that if somebody is discovered displaying a revolver or firing within the air, their licenses ought to be cancelled. I cannot tolerate reels (brief movies on social media) with weapons. Regulation shall be equal for all, as a result of a change ought to occur and other people ought to really feel the change,” he stated.
On his plans for Beed district’s improvement, Pawar stated he’ll take choices on issues which fall below his purview and can focus on with the CM the problems that are below his jurisdiction.
“However whereas doing this, I may also seek the advice of the general public representatives and the 2 ministers – Dhananjay Munde and Panakaja Munde (each cousins and hailing from Beed),” Pawar stated.
The NCP chief additional stated he’ll assist everybody, together with these within the opposition.
Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh was kidnapped, tortured and murdered on December 9, 2024, for allegedly attempting to cease an extortion bid concentrating on an power agency in Beed.
Seven individuals have been arrested within the homicide case, together with NCP’s former tehsil chief Vishnu Chate.
Chate allegedly demanded Rs 2 crore from an power firm that had put in a windmill within the district and threatened to cease their operations if their calls for weren’t met, police earlier stated.
Deshmukh had tried to intervene and cease the extortion, resulting in his abduction, torture and homicide on December 9, following which an FIR was registered towards seven individuals, together with Chate.
