India, Sept. 8 -- NCP spokesperson and MLC, Amol Mitkari, has apologised for remarks he made against a woman IPS officer in Solapur, while attempting to defend his party chief and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.

After a strong backlash for further undermining the IPS officer, Anjana Krishna, who was earlier berated by Pawar for attempting to halt a group of men from sand mining, Mitkari said in a tweet on Saturday: "I unconditionally retract the tweet I made regarding the Solapur incident and express my apology. This was not my party's position but my personal opinion. I have the highest respect for our police force and the officers who serve honestly. I completely agree with the position of the party's senior leadership."

On Friday, ...