India, April 28 -- Deputy chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde on Sunday publicly admonished party MLA Sanjay Gaikwad for criticising the state police and asked him to respect the 'men in uniform'.

"MLA Sanjay Gaikwad works hard for the constituency but sometimes get carried away by his emotions," Shinde said while addressing a rally in Buldhana, Gaikwad's home turf. "He made a statement against the state police force and questioned their efficiency. But it's wrong to blame the entire police force for the fault of some people."

Shinde's statement came a day after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who heads the police department, expressed displeasure over the MLA's remarks.

Gaikwad, legislator from the Buldhana assembly con...