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I'm sitting here in Mumbai as the country is eagerly waiting for the rains to arrive soon. Large sections of the western part of the country are in draught like situations, and the politicians have gobbled up thousands of crores of rupees that were supposed to be for preventing and helping in precisely such a situation. 

Ajit Pawar is an illustrious Maharashtrian politician who came into power riding on the broad shoulders of his uncle, the great, the one, Mr. Sharad Pawar. Ajit Pawar is a prime accused in the 70,000 crore Maharashtra irrigation scam but he has come out of it, thanks to deft political work done by him and his uncle. The Maharashtra Government in fact, was quick to get a white paper out on the scam and he was given a clean chit. Yes, in Indian politics, thats just how easy it can be. 

So this same Ajit Pawar told a farmer that if there is no water in the dam, should he pee in it? The crowd he said it in followed it up with amused guffaws but the media soon picked this story up, perhaps mainly because it caught fire in the social media. 

Amid the calls for his punishment/resignation/whatever, dalliances are being made to bury this crass statement of his, with apologies from Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar himself and many others. As for calls for his resignation, the other great beneficiary of Sharad Pawar's political stature, his daughter Supriya Sule, has said that the media should back off because it is an internal matter of the party. Sharad Pawar has also said that he has apologized and it should be the end of the matter. In fact, Sharad took it upon himself to scold Ajit.  

Ajit well, as we found out yesterday, was filled with remorse and to punish himself, sat down on a one day farce, I mean fast. Meanwhile, the farmers and the general public in Maharashtra is seething, and rightfully so.   Twitter has certainly noticed and appreciated this noble and repentant move by Shri Ajit Pawar. 

I do hope the Maharashtra voters can see the folly of voting in such a corrupt and morally bankrupt party so frequently. I sincerely hope they are paying attention, and throw this Pawar family out of business for good. As for the billions in movable and immovable assets they are sitting on, I do hope at least some of it is salvaged.