<p>In signs of strains within the Maha Vikas Agadhi government, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar is upset over the sensitive and controversial Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima case finally going to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). </p>.<p>Pawar, the 79-year-old Maratha strongman, who is the chief architect of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress mega alliance government, is unhappy over Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's decision of not resisting the move of the Centre.</p>.<p>After initial reluctance, the Maharashtra government has cited no objection to the transfer of the case from Pune police to NIA. </p>.<p>On Friday, a special court in Pune allowed the transfer of the case to a Mumbai-based NIA court. </p>.<p>All the accused of the case would be produced in the NIA court on 28 February. </p>.<p>After the MVA came to power, the NCP was keen to reexamine the case by setting up a Special Investigation Team.</p>.<p>Pawar had even written to Thackeray to set up an SIT.</p>.<p>"Maintaining law and order is a state subject. It is unfair to encroach upon the rights of the state and Maharashtra's support to the move is more unfair," Pawar said in Kolhapur. </p>.<p>Pawar's comments come a day after state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that he wants the Pune police to continue the investigation but the Chief Minister can overrule his decision. </p>.<p>It may be recalled after Pawar's letter, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar had presided over meeting of the Home department to review the case. It was after this, the Amit Shah-led Ministry of Home Affairs asked the NIA to take over the case.</p>.<p>The NIA team had been camping in Pune for a fortnight now to take over the case but the Pune police refused to hand over the case, after which the central agency moved the special court.</p>
<p>In signs of strains within the Maha Vikas Agadhi government, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar is upset over the sensitive and controversial Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima case finally going to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). </p>.<p>Pawar, the 79-year-old Maratha strongman, who is the chief architect of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress mega alliance government, is unhappy over Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's decision of not resisting the move of the Centre.</p>.<p>After initial reluctance, the Maharashtra government has cited no objection to the transfer of the case from Pune police to NIA. </p>.<p>On Friday, a special court in Pune allowed the transfer of the case to a Mumbai-based NIA court. </p>.<p>All the accused of the case would be produced in the NIA court on 28 February. </p>.<p>After the MVA came to power, the NCP was keen to reexamine the case by setting up a Special Investigation Team.</p>.<p>Pawar had even written to Thackeray to set up an SIT.</p>.<p>"Maintaining law and order is a state subject. It is unfair to encroach upon the rights of the state and Maharashtra's support to the move is more unfair," Pawar said in Kolhapur. </p>.<p>Pawar's comments come a day after state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that he wants the Pune police to continue the investigation but the Chief Minister can overrule his decision. </p>.<p>It may be recalled after Pawar's letter, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar had presided over meeting of the Home department to review the case. It was after this, the Amit Shah-led Ministry of Home Affairs asked the NIA to take over the case.</p>.<p>The NIA team had been camping in Pune for a fortnight now to take over the case but the Pune police refused to hand over the case, after which the central agency moved the special court.</p>
