State BJP chief Raosaheb Danve (Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

Maharashtra BJP president Raosaheb Danve said at a party rally in Pimpri-Chinchwad on Saturday that senior NCP leader and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar would be arrested “anytime now” in connection with an alleged irrigation scam during Congress-NCP rule.

In the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Danve, during his speech at the ‘Atal Sankalp Mahasammelan’, said, “I want to tell you that Ajit Pawar will be arrested anytime now…police personnel are outside his residence, waiting to arrest him.” He did not elaborate.

Pawar is being probed by the Anti-Corruption Department in connection with the alleged multi-crore scam. NCP state spokesperson Nawab Malik dismissed Danve’s statement. “If they have the guts, they should take action…they should not keep making such empty threats,” he said.