Have asked CM to take action irrespective of party affiliations: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said that he asked Chief Minister to take action irrespective of party affiliations in Beed sarpanch murder case reported the PTIAjit Pawar said that no one will be spared in the Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case even as he defended his party and cabinet colleague Dhananjay MundeMassajog sarpanch Deshmukh was abducted tortured and murdered on December 9 for trying to stop an extortion bid on an energy firm helming a windmill project in the region A murder case and an extortion case linked to the killing are being probed by a special investigation team of the state CIDI have told Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to act against the guilty in the sarpanch murder irrespective of the party that person belongs to CM Devendra Fadnavis has said action will be taken against anyone linked to the brutal killing Ajit Pawar told reporters in Pune according to the PTIAsked about the demand being made from various quarters for the resignation of Munde Pawar said the latter has told him he was not involved in the brutal murder of Santosh DeshmukhThe court SIT CID are probing the sarpanch murder case thoroughly No one will be spared in the case the Nationalist Congress Party chief asserted as per the PTIAsked whether Munde should resign from the Fadnavis government on moral grounds Pawar claimed He has said he is not even remotely linked to the case He also said that any agency can probe the case People levelling allegations must hand over evidence they have to probe agenciesMunde MLA from Parli in Beed is under attack from opposition parties and even some leaders of the ruling Mahayuti as Walmik Karad the key accused in the extortion case linked to the sarpanchs murder is his close aideThe Beed sarpanch murder case has triggered statewide protestsMeanwhile Maharashtra BJP MLA Suresh Dhas on Thursday claimed that Walmik Karad arrested in an extortion case linked to sarpanch Santosh Deshmukhs murder has assets of more than Rs 100 crore and got a notice from the ED in 2022 the PTI reportedSabtosh Deshmukh the sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed district was abducted tortured and murdered on December 9 allegedly in retaliation for his efforts to prevent extortion attempts against an energy firm linked to a windmill projectAs part of the investigation in Santosh Deshmukhs murder police have so far arrested seven persons connected to the case One of the accused is still abscondingWalmik Karad an associate of NCP minister Dhananjay Munde has been arrested in a related extortion casewith PTI inputs