Mumbai, Sept. 6 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday questioned the disconnect between Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's statement on respecting women officers in the police force and his party MLC Amol Mitkari's actions.

This comes after a viral video showed Ajit Pawar allegedly threatening a woman IPS officer, Anjana Krishna, in Solapur district, for stopping an illegal excavation. In response to the controversy, Pawar claimed on the social media platform X that he has the utmost respect for the police force and women officers, emphasising his commitment to the rule of law.

However, Priyanka Chaturvedi questioned the sincerity of Pawar's statement, given the actions of his party's MLC, Amol Mitkari. Mitkari has writt...