Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday accused the opposition parties of spreading false information over the government order meant for recruiting staff on a contract basis, which the Eknath Shinde dispensation has now scrapped, reported news agency PTI.

On Friday, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced scrapping of the government order meant for recruiting staff on a contract basis by nine private agencies, saying that it was the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) dispensation which had taken a decision to hire workforce on a short-term basis, reported PTI.