Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday broke silence after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered investigation into a over ₹ 300-crore land deal allegedly involving his son Parth Pawar and said that he had nothing to do with the transaction,

Fadnavis said that prime facie, the issue looks serious and he has given orders to conduct probe and sought the information from the relevant departments. Also Read | Maharashtra becomes first state to team up with Elon Musk's Starlink

What we know about the case

A 40 acres of land belonging to the government in Mundhwa area of Pune's Koregaon Park was reportedly sold to a firm in which Parth Pawar is a partner. The land was sold at the cost of ₹ 300 crore, however, the stamp duty on it was waived.

Reports said that th

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