₹1,800 Crore Land Deal Row: Ajit Pawar's Son Parth Under Scanner
A political controversy stung Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's family last week over a land deal signed by a company owned by his son, landing the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in legal trouble and at odds with its ally BJP in Maharashtra.
The government land in Pune at the centre of the controversy is reserved for Dalits, which led to "land theft" charges against Parth Pawar's Amadea Holdings LLP. Another charge was of a stamp duty waiver soon after the deal, which helped him save crores and led to allegations that he received an undue advantage since he is a minister's son.
