“I can understand what you are saying, but I am unable to figure out if I am talking to the deputy Chief Minister. Can you please call me on my number directly?” the IPS officer asked. Ajit Pawar furious and shot back, threatening action against the IPS officer. “Ek min, main tere upar action lunga (I will take action against you. I am myself talking to you and you are asking me to call you directly. You want to see me. Take my number and make a WhatsApp call. Itna aapko daring hua hai kya (How dare you?)” the Maharashtra Dy CM said. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar has landed in a controversy after a video of him purportedly pressuring a woman IPS officer to halt action against illegal soil excavation in a village in Solapur went viral on social media. The incident reportedly occurred two days ago in Karmala taluka’s Kurdu village. Post navigation Raipur NIT-FIE to Receive National Incubator Award Niti Aayog charts roadmap for self-sufficiency in pulses by 2030; surplus projected by 2047