Ajit Pawar-led NCP MLA and minister Manikrao Kokate claimed he would request the government and state legislature heads to initiate an inquiry into a video circulating on the social media platform X, allegedly showing him playing a mobile game during a state legislature session.

On Tuesday, Kokate said he would write to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, and Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde. “I will be asking for an inquiry to determine whether I was playing a game or not. If the inquiry report finds me guilty, I will resign during the Nagpur winter session (to be held in December),” Kokate told reporters.

The minister further demanded a probe into the CDR and phone details of all those involved in the incident, suggesting it could be a deliberate attempt to malign him. “Everyone responsible—from the person who recorded the video to those who made it viral—will face court proceedings for damaging my reputation,” Kokate warned.