Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday dodged questions regarding the resignation of embattled Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister Dhananjay Munde, stating that reporters should direct such queries to Munde himself.

Munde, who has come under severe scrutiny following the arrest of his close aide, Walmik Karad, in an extortion case linked to the brutal murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh on December 9, has been at the centre of a political storm. Both opposition and ruling alliance leaders have called for his resignation in light of the growing controversy surrounding the case.