Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister and head of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), said the state should not be hurt by the land deal that has sparked a political firestorm. The deal involved a 40‑acre parcel in Pune’s upscale Mundhwa‑Koregaon Park, a land that the government says never had a proper sale deed.
The property, purchased by a company linked to Pawar’s son, Parth, worth about ₹300 crore, had a stamp duty of ₹21 crore that was reportedly waived. Pawar told reporters on Saturday that if he had known about the transaction before it was announced, he would not have let it happen.
He added that the transaction cannot be registered in the usual way, and the truth will emerge when the investigation gets underway. A six‑member committee, headed by the Revenue Department’s Additional Chief Secretary Vikas Kharge, will probe how the deal was carried out and whether anyone was pressured into it.
Pawar also mentioned a separate land deal in Pune’s Bopodi area that cited his family name. “We had no connection with anyone in Bopodi, but our name showed up. If I had known, I would not have allowed it,” he said.
When asked why no formal FIR has been filed against Parth, Pawar explained that “FIRs have been registered against the people who were present at the registration office when the transaction took place.” The FIR names three individuals: Digvijay Patil, an authorised signatory at Amedea Enterprises LLP; Shital Tejwani, a cousin of Parth who had a power of attorney; and Ravindra Taru, the sub‑registrar who registered the deed. The Revenue Department has already suspended Taru and Tehsildar Suryakant Yewale.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called the situation a “serious issue” and urged an inquiry. “We will see what the committee uncovers,” Pawar told reporters, stressing that the investigation’s findings should be shared transparently with the public.
The land‑deal controversy highlights potential conflicts of interest in Maharashtra’s political circles and has already drawn national attention to how land transactions are handled in the state. The investigation is expected to be completed within a month, after which the final report should clarify the real picture of what happened.
Source: ianslive
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