‘Don’t you know me? I’ll take action’, Ajit Pawar’s alleged call to halt mining crackdown by woman IPS in Solapur
A video from Solapur, Maharashtra, is going viral, in which Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and Sub-Divisional Police Officer Anjana Krishna can be seen engaged in an argument.As per reports, IPS Krishna had gone to Kurdu village in Solapur to take action on a complaint of illegal excavation of murum (sand) for road construction. When action was taken, an argument broke out between locals and police. Later, NCP worker Baba Jagtap directly called Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and handed the phone over to IPS Krishna.When the IPS officer failed to recognise Pawar’s voice, he reportedly snapped, “I am the Deputy Chief Minister, stop the action. Should I take action against you? Do you have that much courage? “The Maratha agitation is going on in Mumbai, the atmosphere is tense, there is no need to continue this action now,” he reportedly added.The opposition claims that an NCP member involved in the illegal mining called Ajit Pawar from his phone and asked him to speak to IPS officer Krishna.Madha MP from NCP (SP), Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil — whose constituency includes Kurdu village — told TOI, “After the video came out, I gathered more details and learned that villagers had complained about the sand mining. Following this, the IPS officer, along with the district administration team, reached the site. At that point, a local NCP member called Ajit Pawar and connected the officer to him, after which the operation was stopped.”अजित पवारांचा #IPS अधिकाऱ्याला थेट फोन आणि व्हिडिओ कॉलद्वारे "कारवाई थांबवा"चा आदेश. हा सत्तेचा दुरूपयोग आहे.DySP अंजली कृष्णा यांनी कायदा पाळला, पण उपमुख्यमंत्र्यांनी धमकावलं? मुरुमासाठी इतका हस्तक्षेप का? महाराष्ट्रात खरंच काय चाललंय? अशाच कामांसाठी राज्यातील नेत्यांना आपल्या… pic.twitter.com/bP4uoiStqK— Vijay Kumbhar (@VijayKumbhar62) September 4, 2025 The incident took place on August 31, but its video is now going viral after social activist Vijay Kumbhar uploaded it on X. Deputy CM Pawar is now facing criticism over the matter. Some NCP workers present at the spot, who had created a ruckus, have been booked for obstructing government work.On September 4, a case was registered at Kurduwadi Police Station in Madha taluka of Solapur.
A video from Solapur, Maharashtra, is going viral, in which Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and Sub-Divisional Police Officer Anjana Krishna can be seen engaged in an argument.
As per reports, IPS Krishna had gone to Kurdu village in Solapur to take action on a complaint of illegal excavation of murum (sand) for road construction. When action was taken, an argument broke out between locals and police. Later, NCP worker Baba Jagtap directly called Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and handed the phone over to IPS Krishna.
When the IPS officer failed to recognise Pawar’s voice, he reportedly snapped, “I am the Deputy Chief Minister, stop the action. Should I take action against you? Do you have that much courage?
“The Maratha agitation is going on in Mumbai, the atmosphere is tense, there is no need to continue this action now,” he reportedly added.
The opposition claims that an NCP member involved in the illegal mining called Ajit Pawar from his phone and asked him to speak to IPS officer Krishna.
Madha MP from NCP (SP), Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil — whose constituency includes Kurdu village — told TOI, “After the video came out, I gathered more details and learned that villagers had complained about the sand mining. Following this, the IPS officer, along with the district administration team, reached the site. At that point, a local NCP member called Ajit Pawar and connected the officer to him, after which the operation was stopped.”
अजित पवारांचा #IPS अधिकाऱ्याला थेट फोन आणि व्हिडिओ कॉलद्वारे "कारवाई थांबवा"चा आदेश. हा सत्तेचा दुरूपयोग आहे.DySP अंजली कृष्णा यांनी कायदा पाळला, पण उपमुख्यमंत्र्यांनी धमकावलं? मुरुमासाठी इतका हस्तक्षेप का? महाराष्ट्रात खरंच काय चाललंय? अशाच कामांसाठी राज्यातील नेत्यांना आपल्या… pic.twitter.com/bP4uoiStqK— Vijay Kumbhar (@VijayKumbhar62) September 4, 2025
The incident took place on August 31, but its video is now going viral after social activist Vijay Kumbhar uploaded it on X. Deputy CM Pawar is now facing criticism over the matter. Some NCP workers present at the spot, who had created a ruckus, have been booked for obstructing government work.
On September 4, a case was registered at Kurduwadi Police Station in Madha taluka of Solapur.
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