Updated On: 08 November, 2025 09:41 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
Pawar, who heads the Nationalist Congress Party and holds the finance portfolio in the state, made the remarks two days after questions were raised over the alleged illegal sale of 40 acres of land in Pune’s upscale Mundhwa area for Rs 300 crore to a company in which his son Parth is a partner

Ajit Pawar admitted that no due diligence or legal scrutiny had been conducted before executing the sale agreement. PIC/X
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Ajit Pawar on Saturday said the sale deed of government land purchased by his son's company in Pune “should not have been executed”, adding that the truth will emerge from the state government–ordered inquiry, news agency PTI reported.
On the Pune land deal involving his son, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar says, "The government has also formed a committee under the leadership of the Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue), tasked with determining how exactly the inquiry should proceed. The committee has been…