Parth Pawar's ₹300 crore land deal puts Mahayuti on the mat

A Rs300-crore land deal in Pune involving a firm linked to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son Parth was embroiled in charges of irregularities and set off a political row.

- Ravikiran Deshmukh MUMBAL

This issue could become a major challenge for the Mahayuti 2 government, which will complete one year in office next month. Although Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has distanced himself from the controversy, stating he had no involvement in the land deal, a troubling question remains: How did state government officials facilitate such an improper deal?

The first point, which will be the high-level inquiry committee of additional chief secretary Vikas Kharge, known for his impeccable integrity, would ask how an occupancy class 2 land can be disposed of in such a way. The 7/12 extract clearly mentions Mumbai Sarkar' (the then Bombay Government before 1960) as the title holder of the land.