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MUMBAI: A time aft a enactment erupted implicit irregularities successful a Rs 300 crore Pune onshore woody involving a steadfast linked to his lad Parth, lawman CM Ajit Pawar said Friday the woody had been cancelled. At the aforesaid time, helium defended his son, saying lone a merchantability statement had been made, the last transaction was not implicit and "not adjacent 1 paisa" had been paid. Though Ajit had said Thursday that helium had heard "3-4 months agone thing similar this was going on," helium maintained Friday helium was wholly unaware of the issue. "Neither I nor my bureau made immoderate telephone calls, gave immoderate assistance oregon had immoderate cognition of this transaction astatine immoderate stage. If I knew astir it, I would person said so," helium said. Asked wherefore Parth's sanction was excluded from the FIR, Ajit said, "Revenue curate Chandrashekhar Bawankule made a connection that FIRs were lodged against those who signed."
He besides appeared to hint that Parth whitethorn person been unaware the crippled of onshore belonged to the government.
State authorities Friday formed a committee led by further main caput (revenue) Vikas Kharge to probe the onshore deal. Bawankule said a elaborate study volition beryllium submitted by the sheet wrong a month. CM Devendra Fadnavis, meanwhile, said, "Let america hold for the report. Whoever is recovered blameworthy indispensable look action, adjacent Ajit Pawar volition agree."
Ajit met Fadnavis successful the afternoon, starring to speculation astir whether the contented was discussed. "My lad says the projected woody was wrong the ambit of law... However, successful nationalist life, we indispensable not let adjacent the suspicion of wrongdoing. Since allegations person been made, helium has agreed to cancel the deal," Ajit said successful a connection to the media. (With inputs from Nisha Nambiar successful Pune)
