India, Sept. 11 -- The controversy over deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's phone call to a woman IPS officer in Kurdu village drew contrasting responses from his two nephews on Tuesday. While Yugendra Pawar said uncle Ajit Pawar's remarks were inappropriate, Karjat-Jamkhed MLA from the NCP (SP) Rohit Pawar defended him and called for an end to the "media trial."

NCP (SP) leader Yugendra Pawar, who contested against his uncle in the Baramati assembly seat last year, criticised the Deputy CM's conduct. "No one would like such a conversation. I, too, did not like it. One should be careful while speaking with officers. What happened was wrong," Yugendra said while speaking in Baramati.

The episode dates back to August 31, when Ajit Pawar ma...