The Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday, March 16, backed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) – comprising of Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government and said it handled the situation well.
On being asked about the opposition party claiming that the government would be in trouble over the Sachin Waze case, Pawar said: "We do not believe that an arrest of a sub-inspector will impact the state government.”
The clarification comes after the Uddhav Thackeray government came under intense criticism after Vaze was arrested.
Pawar also sought to justify the probe by the NIA into the case and said the state government should cooperate with the central agency.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar said officers who misused their powers must face the music. In contrast to the stance taken by Sena earlier, the NCP wants the government to maintain its distance from the officer.
Moreover, he also discarded speculation that Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh would be sacked over the handling of the case.
"This is news to me," Pawar said on speculation over Deshmukh's sacking. Deshmukh belongs to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
After the Waze's episode, Pawar on Monday, March 15, held meetings with his NCP ministers and state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
The NIA arrested Waze on late Saturday night, March 13, in connection with its probe into the recovery of a Scorpio containing 20 gelatin sticks near Ambani's house 'Antilia' in south Mumbai on February 25.
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