Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Rohit Pawar made serious allegations on Sunday, claiming that 26 ongoing government hospital construction projects in Maharashtra remain incomplete due to a halt in funding, orchestrated by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis although Deputy CM Ajit Pawar holds the finance portfolios. Pawar alleged that Fadnavis is attempting to exert control over his fellow colleague, as stated in a report in PTI.

According to the report, Pawar, who belongs to the Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, cited the situation in his own constituency of Karjat-Jamkhed, where he stated that construction work on government-run hospitals has come to a standstill due to a lack of funds. He noted that although Ajit Pawar serves as the finance minister, Devendra Fadnavis has allegedly imposed restrictions on fund disbursement without his approval.