‘Will Act as Per My Conscience’: Ajit Pawar on Land Deal Row

• Ajit Pawar faces calls to resign over a scrapped land deal in Pune’s Mundhwa area.
• The ₹300-crore transaction involved a firm connected to his son, Parth Pawar.
• Social activist Anjali Damania demanded his resignation over the alleged irregularities.
• Pawar says an inquiry has been ordered and Maharashtra is on high alert after Delhi blast.

GG News Bureau
Mumbai, 13th Nov: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday responded to growing calls for his resignation following allegations surrounding a dubious land deal linked to his son’s firm. Pawar said he would rely on his conscience to decide his course of action.

A private company associated with his son, Parth Pawar, had reportedly been involved in a ₹300-crore transaction concerning a government-owned plot in Pune’s Mundhwa area. The deal, now scrapped, had drawn sharp criticism from the Opposition and activists alleging irregularities.

Following the controversy, the Maharashtra government cancelled the transaction and ordered an inquiry led by a senior IAS officer from the revenue department.

Social activist Anjali Damania has demanded Ajit Pawar’s resignation, alleging misuse of power and conflict of interest.

Reacting to her statement, Pawar told reporters in Pune, “I will use my conscience and take a decision.”

Defending his son, he asserted that Parth was unaware of the land’s ownership status, stating, “My son did not know the land belonged to the government.”

On the recent car blast incident in Delhi, Pawar said that the Maharashtra government had conducted a high-level security meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday. “We discussed the situation with the Chief Minister, who instructed all police officers to be on high alert,” Pawar said, adding that security across major cities was being reviewed following the incident.