Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has stirred up a hornet's nest with his comments -- laced with crass humor -- ridiculing the acute water scarcity in the state. Referring to the ongoing hunger strike undertaken by a drought-affected farmer at Mumbai's Azad Maidan, Pawar said: "He is on fast for the last 55 days. If there is no water in the dam, how can we release it? Should we urinate into it? If there is no water to drink, even urination is not possible."
