Priyanka Chaturvedi questioned the sincerity of Pawar's statement, given the actions of his party's MLC, Amol Mitkari. Mitkari has written a letter to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) seeking verification of IPS officer Anjana Krishna's educational and caste documents.
"The members of the ruling dispensation attacking the credentials of IPS Anjana Krishna is a grave assault on our Constitution. When elected officials orchestrate character assassination, it undermines Rule of Law, Article 14 and 311," Sule wrote in a post on X
"My attention has been drawn to certain videos circulating regarding my interaction with police officials in Solapur. Let me state clearly that my intention was not to interfere with law enforcement but to ensure that the situation on the ground remained calm and did not escalate further.