US EditionMaharashtra CM Orders Probe Into Land Deal Involving Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s Son
Parth Pawar allegedly bought 40 acres in Pune for Rs 300 crore instead of Rs 1,800 crore, prompting a probe into possible corruption and low stamp duty records.
- This week, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an investigation into a Pune Koregaon Park-area land deal involving Parth Pawar, with the Revenue department and Economic Offences Wing examining potential irregularities.
- Allegations focus on both the purchase price and the recorded stamp duty, with Parth Pawar, director of Amedia Holdings LLP, accused of buying around 40 acres in Mundhwa, Pune, at a low price and the Rs 21 crore stamp duty recorded as Rs 500.
- Following the allegations, Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant demanded action against Parth Pawar and Ajit Pawar, citing double standards and suspending two officials linked to the deal.
- Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister, denied any connection and said he would personally review the matter, stating `All rules must be followed, and no one should be allowed to break them, regardless of their relation to me.`
- Political reactions split between calls for resignation and predictions of a clean chit as opposition leaders demand Ajit Pawar’s resignation while Uddhav Thackeray suggests Parth Pawar may be cleared.
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Land deal scrapped, Parth didn't know it was govt property, says Ajit Pawar
Mumbai: Mounting a damage control exercise, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday claimed that his son Parth was not aware that the land purchased by his firm in Pune belonged to the government, and informed that the Rs 300 crore deal has now been cancelled, even as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi termed the transaction a `theft of land reserved for Dalits’. Activist Anna Hazare also weighed in on the row, saying if a minister’s ch…
Rs 1,800-crore plot sold for just Rs 300 crore: Ajit Pawar's son Parth faces heat
The Maharashtra government has launched a high-level probe into a Rs 1,800-crore land scam linked to Parth Pawar, following an interim report exposing serious irregularities. The investigation aims to uncover procedural lapses and recover state losses in a controversial Pune property deal.
A major alleged land scam has rocked Maharashtra politics, with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son, Parth Pawar, and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the headlines. Parth Pawar's company is accused of purchasing government land worth ₹1,800 crore in Pune's Koregaon Park area for just ₹300 crore.
Maharashtra Govt Suspends Sub-Registrar; Orders Probe into Multi-crore Land Deal Linked to Parth Pawar
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Maharashtra Revenue Department has suspended a sub-registrar and initiated a high-level inquiry into an alleged multi-crore land deal in Pune involving Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son, Parth Pawar. India News | Maharashtra Govt Suspends Sub-Registrar; Orders Probe into Multi-crore Land Deal Linked to Parth Pawar.
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