
Ajit Pawar and eight other NCP MLAs had joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state on July 2. Hitting out at the BJP-led central government, Pawar said, “I will continue to oppose fascist tendencies. The central investigative agencies have been misused. Simultaneously joint operations will also be discussed.