During a session in the Maharashtra legislature, BJP MLA Ashish Shelar explained that no one had specifically accused Sharad Pawar of being engaged in the threats made by quota campaigner Manoj Jarange against Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

The issue emerged in reaction to Leader of the Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar's objection to using people's names without prior notification under the point of information law. This protest was in response to recent comments made in the assembly about the political conflict over Jarange's controversial utterances, reported PTI.