Nationalist Congress Party chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday condemned the Brihanmumbai Municipal Elections 2026 being given a `communal angle.` As he reaffirmed that he has `a secular mindset`, he said that in such a diverse country like India, everyone is equally a citizen.

‘I have a secular mindset’, says Ajit Pawar

"I do not like this at all, I have a secular mindset. The ideology of Ambedkar does not teach us this. I just have to say that our country is so big, and those who stay in this country are all Indians. If someone is committing treason against the country, action should be taken against them, and they should be given the death penalty, a new law should be made," Ajit Pawar told ANI in an interview.