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XAkola: Citing Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday supported a probe into the controversial land deal allegedly linked to the company of his grandnephew Parth Pawar.

"The chief minister has said publicly that the matter is serious. So he should conduct a probe and put the facts before society," Pawar told reporters.

The controversy pertains to the alleged illegal sale of 40 acres of government land in Pune's Mundhwa area, reportedly worth around Rs 1,800 crore, which Opposition leaders claim was purchased by a company linked to Parth, son of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, for only Rs 300 crore with a stamp duty waiver.

Ajit Pawar has distanced himself from the transaction.

When asked if his nephew Ajit Pawar is being targeted politi

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