<p>Mumbai: Under fire from all quarters amid the murder of a sarpanch and losing the guardian ministership of Beed, senior NCP leader and minister Dhananjay Munde culled out references from epic Mahabharata and said that he cannot be cornered like Abhimanyu as he was ace archer Arjun. </p><p>Munde, the state’s Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister, is considered close to NCP President and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. </p><p>"No matter what, it will be of no use to corner me like Abhimanyu. Because I am not Abhimanyu, I am Arjun. Some leaders from the party (NCP) too are providing false information to Ajit Dada, who is standing by me in these difficult times," Munde said in Shirdi at NCP's 'Navsankalp Shibir’.</p>.Guardian ministers appointed in Maharashtra; Dhananjay Munde not in list.<p>Munde was conspicuous by his absence on Saturday, however, on Sunday, he was present and spoke.</p><p>"The murder of Santosh Deshmukh in Beed district in December was extremely unfortunate and outrageous. I have been of the clear opinion since day one that the killers of Santosh Deshmukh should be hanged,” he said. </p><p>Munde is under fire as his close aide Valmik Karad has been arrested in a Rs 2 crore extortion case linked to murder - and cutting across party lines, leaders have called his expulsion from the Devendra Fadnavis-led MahaYuti-NDA government.</p><p>“Our party is based on the thoughts of Shiva, Shahu, Phule, Ambedkar, so now everyone will have to take responsibility for maintaining social harmony in our Beed district,” he said.</p>.Ajit Pawar may have taken up Beed guardian ministership amid situation post sarpanch murder: Patil.<p>Munde’s statement came a day after the Fadnavis government declared guardian ministers of districts. </p><p>His name does not figure in the list. However, Pawar himself has assumed the guardianship of Beed. </p><p>“Since joining the (undivided) NCP, I have stood firmly with Ajit Dada in every decision. On many occasions, attempts were made to make Ajit Pawar a villain…I am being deliberately targeted under the pretext of an unfortunate murder case in Beed district. I feel even sadder that I am being targeted by the leaders of the MahaYuti. Some people in the party are also misleading Ajit Pawar by giving wrong information to him. However, since I am still aware of my role and the facts, Ajit Pawar is standing by me and also the party even in these difficult times,” he said.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Under fire from all quarters amid the murder of a sarpanch and losing the guardian ministership of Beed, senior NCP leader and minister Dhananjay Munde culled out references from epic Mahabharata and said that he cannot be cornered like Abhimanyu as he was ace archer Arjun. </p><p>Munde, the state’s Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister, is considered close to NCP President and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. </p><p>"No matter what, it will be of no use to corner me like Abhimanyu. Because I am not Abhimanyu, I am Arjun. Some leaders from the party (NCP) too are providing false information to Ajit Dada, who is standing by me in these difficult times," Munde said in Shirdi at NCP's 'Navsankalp Shibir’.</p>.Guardian ministers appointed in Maharashtra; Dhananjay Munde not in list.<p>Munde was conspicuous by his absence on Saturday, however, on Sunday, he was present and spoke.</p><p>"The murder of Santosh Deshmukh in Beed district in December was extremely unfortunate and outrageous. I have been of the clear opinion since day one that the killers of Santosh Deshmukh should be hanged,” he said. </p><p>Munde is under fire as his close aide Valmik Karad has been arrested in a Rs 2 crore extortion case linked to murder - and cutting across party lines, leaders have called his expulsion from the Devendra Fadnavis-led MahaYuti-NDA government.</p><p>“Our party is based on the thoughts of Shiva, Shahu, Phule, Ambedkar, so now everyone will have to take responsibility for maintaining social harmony in our Beed district,” he said.</p>.Ajit Pawar may have taken up Beed guardian ministership amid situation post sarpanch murder: Patil.<p>Munde’s statement came a day after the Fadnavis government declared guardian ministers of districts. </p><p>His name does not figure in the list. However, Pawar himself has assumed the guardianship of Beed. </p><p>“Since joining the (undivided) NCP, I have stood firmly with Ajit Dada in every decision. On many occasions, attempts were made to make Ajit Pawar a villain…I am being deliberately targeted under the pretext of an unfortunate murder case in Beed district. I feel even sadder that I am being targeted by the leaders of the MahaYuti. Some people in the party are also misleading Ajit Pawar by giving wrong information to him. However, since I am still aware of my role and the facts, Ajit Pawar is standing by me and also the party even in these difficult times,” he said.</p>