Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Ajit Pawar did not accompany his cabinet colleagues Devendra Fadnavis and CM Eknath Shinde during their visit to the memorial of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in Nagpur on Saturday, PTI reported.

NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader and legislator Jitendra Awhad criticised Ajit Pawar, suggesting that his actions are mere "optics", as he shares power with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is supported by RSS. Shinde and Fadnavis visited Hedgewar`s memorial ahead of the launch of the second phase of Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme in Nagpur.