Overview

• Ajit Pawar posted a clarification saying his intent was not to obstruct law enforcement but to prevent escalation during an operation in Solapur.
• In the widely shared clip, Pawar speaks first on a local NCP worker’s phone and then via video call to SDPO Anjana Krishna, telling her to stop action against alleged illegal murrum excavation.
• The incident occurred on August 31 in Kurdu/Kapre Wasti, Karmala–Madha area of Solapur, during a joint effort by revenue officials and police to curb unauthorised soil extraction.
• Police have registered an FIR against villagers accused of obstructing officials, naming local worker Baba Jagtap and others under BNS sections 132 and 189(2) and the Environment (Protection) Act.
• NCP leaders defended Pawar and alleged a deliberate leak, opposition figures accused him of misusing power, and officials said the matter is under inquiry with no complaint against Pawar reported.