Who was blackmailing Ajit Pawar? Rohit Pawar takes aim at Devendra Fadnavis

Rohit Pawar accused Devendra Fadnavis of arrogance over remarks on a possible NCP reunion. The exchange deepens merger speculation amid political meetings and the disputed Mundhwa land deal.Rohit Pawar accused Devendra Fadnavis of arrogance over remarks on a possible NCP reunion.Pune,Nov 12, 2026 13:17 ISTNCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar has accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of showing arrogance while responding to speculation about a possible reunion of the two Nationalist Congress Party factions, news agency Press Trust of India reported.Fadnavis had said on Tuesday that only Sharad Pawar and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, who lead the rival NCP factions, could clarify whether the parties would reunite.

He also said a merger could not take place without consulting the BJP, the largest party in the ruling coalition.In a post on X on Thursday, Rohit Pawar alleged that the chief minister's remarks reflected the "arrogance" of those in power.Referring to the Mundhwa land case and the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation elections in Pune district, Pawar claimed that attempts had been made to "blackmail" Ajit Pawar over the issue. He said the late NCP leader had not yielded to the BJP. "Who was blackmailing Ajitdada, and who gave orders to blackmail him?" Rohit Pawar asked in his post.The MLA said the BJP and its leaders, whose politics he alleged were based on "blackmail", should refrain from commenting on efforts to reunite the two NCP factions.

According to PTI, Ajit Pawar's son Parth Pawar, a Rajya Sabha MP, is a majority partner in Amadea Enterprises LLP. The firm purchased a 40-acre government-owned plot in Pune's Mundhwa area for Rs 300 crore, allegedly far below its actual value.

It was also allegedly exempted from paying Rs 21 crore in stamp duty.An FIR has been registered against several people for allegedly facilitating the disputed transaction. The Mundhwa land deal was raised by a BJP leader during the PCMC elections held in January this year.Ajit Pawar, who was then deputy chief minister, died in a plane crash in January this year.

His wife, Sunetra Pawar, subsequently became the NCP chief and deputy chief minister. Speculation about a merger of the two NCP factions has continued since his death.The speculation intensified last week after several leaders of the Sunetra Pawar-led NCP, including Praful Patel and Parth Pawar, met Sharad Pawar.Maharashtra NCP president Sunil Tatkare and party leader Dhananjay Munde also met Fadnavis on Wednesday.

The meeting came amid renewed speculation about a merger and reports that the ruling NCP faction had sought the finance portfolio, which is currently held by Fadnavis.Rohit Pawar's remarks have added to the political exchanges over the proposed reunion of the NCP factions, as meetings between leaders continue and the Mundhwa land case remains part of the dispute.- Ends