NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar’s bags were checked by poll officials at Baramati helipad en route to a rally in Solapur, Maharashtra. This follows Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s bag check in Amravati. Opposition leaders, including Uddhav Thackeray, criticized the scrutiny, questioning why bags of PM Modi, Amit Shah, and Maharashtra’s CM and deputy CMs are not inspected similarly.