NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Saturday addressed the controversy surrounding his grandnephew Parth Pawar’s alleged involvement in a Pune land deal, saying, "as a family we are one, but divided ideologically. " "As a family, we (Pawars) are one, but we are divided ideologically. One of my grandnephews contested against Ajit Pawar, and Ajit Pawar’s wife contested against my daughter," Pawar told reporters, emphasising the separation between administration, politics, and family. The remarks come amid a political uproar over the alleged illegal sale of around 40 acres of government land in Pune’s Mundhwa area, valued at approximately Rs 1,800 crore. Opposition parties have accused a company linked to deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s son, Parth, of acquiring the land for

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