Chief of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) Sharad Pawar attacked the Enforcement Directorate's detention of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, claiming that the BJP would pay consequences for its "misuse of power."

Speaking to reporters in Baramati, Maharashtra, Pawar expressed confidence that people would show their united power in the upcoming elections, as they had during the Emergency time. Pawar criticised Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, underlining the alleged use of federal authorities to silence opposition views. He also mentioned instances where central agents targeted leaders from other states, such as the arrest of Jharkhand's former Chief Minister, Hemant Soren, reported PTI.