Maharashtra NCP (SP) president Jayant Patil has claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used the alleged 'irrigation scam' for 10 years to blackmail Ajit Pawar, evoking rebuttals from Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the NCP chief, reported the PTI.

Jayant Patil made the claim in a newspaper interview on Saturday, ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly election 2024.