Mumbai (Maharashtra), Feb. 24 -- : The Bhima-Koregaon judicial inquiry commission (JIC) on Monday said that it will call Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar for deposition in the matter soon.

The Commission, headed by former Calcutta High Court chief justice JN Patel, while hearing an application seeking the summoning of Sharad Pawar, said that Pawar will be called when the involved parties are allowed to cross-examine him.

Pawar has already filed an affidavit in the matter.

An application was filed by one Sagar Shinde on February 20, requesting the JIC to summon Sharad Pawar in the matter.

The application had referred to a press conference addressed by Pawar on February 18 where, as per the applicant, the NCP chief had ...