Speaking to reporters at Satara in western Maharashtra, Pawar also made it clear that Bhujbal's arrest would not have "any effect on the NCP's strength".
"If he (Bhujbal) is indeed guilty of the charges against him, then he will duly have to suffer punishment...But if he is proven innocent, they (BJP) will have to pay for pressurising the enforcement agencies," Pawar said.
Bhujbal, a former deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with multi-crore graft cases lodged against him in March this year.