<p>Mumbai: The controversial land deal involving government-reserved Mahar Watan land in Mundhwa area off the Koregaon Park in Pune may have been cancelled but Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar came under fire for the police not naming the latter’s son Parth Pawar in the FIR. </p><p>The deal relates to Survey No 88 in Mouje Mundhwa - around 40 acres of Mahar Watan land, denoting hereditary landholding to Mahar (Scheduled Caste) community, made up of 272 smaller plots, which was illegally was sold to Amadea Enterprises LLP, represented by Parth Pawar and Digvijay Patil, for Rs 300 crore, and the stamp duty on it was waived. </p><p>The market value of the land has been pegged at Rs 1,800 crore. </p><p>The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has questioned as to why Parth Pawar, who owns a 99 per cent stake in the company did not feature in the FIR, however, Patil was booked. </p><p>Fadnavis, who is the state Home Minister and heads the Maha Yuti government, faced a barrage of questions on the FIR not naming Parth Pawar. </p><p>“Those who don't even understand what a First Information Report is, are the ones making baseless allegations. When an FIR is registered, it is filed against the express parties involved. In this case, the FIR has been filed against the company and its authorised signatories,” Fadnavis told reporters on Saturday.</p>.Rahul Gandhi's 'hydrogen bomb' a mere firecracker: CM Devendra Fadnavis.<p>The Chief Minister made it very clear that the government and police probes will continue.</p><p>“The entire inquiry will be completed within a month, identifying all the people involved and based on that, further action will be taken,” Fadnavis said.</p><p>On Friday night, Ajit Pawar announced that the deal has been cancelled. </p><p>“The concerned land is government land, which cannot be sold. Parth and his partner Digvijay Patil were not aware of this fact. How the registration (of its sale) was done and who is responsible will come out in the probe after the committee submits his report in a month," Pawar told reporters in Mumbai denying any link or knowledge about the transaction. </p><p>Later Fadnavis said, ”There was an agreement between the parties, but the exchange of money was still pending. However, the registry had already been completed. Both parties have now filed an application to cancel the registry. As per procedure, they are required to pay certain fees to cancel it, and accordingly, a notice has been issued to them.”</p><p>According to him, further action will be taken after that. “The criminal case that has been filed will not end. The irregularities that have occurred will still be investigated, and whoever is responsible will face action. Along with this, a parallel inquiry is also being conducted under the Additional Chief Secretary." "The entire inquiry will be completed within a month, identifying all the people involved and based on that, further action will be taken,” he said. </p>
<p>Mumbai: The controversial land deal involving government-reserved Mahar Watan land in Mundhwa area off the Koregaon Park in Pune may have been cancelled but Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar came under fire for the police not naming the latter’s son Parth Pawar in the FIR. </p><p>The deal relates to Survey No 88 in Mouje Mundhwa - around 40 acres of Mahar Watan land, denoting hereditary landholding to Mahar (Scheduled Caste) community, made up of 272 smaller plots, which was illegally was sold to Amadea Enterprises LLP, represented by Parth Pawar and Digvijay Patil, for Rs 300 crore, and the stamp duty on it was waived. </p><p>The market value of the land has been pegged at Rs 1,800 crore. </p><p>The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has questioned as to why Parth Pawar, who owns a 99 per cent stake in the company did not feature in the FIR, however, Patil was booked. </p><p>Fadnavis, who is the state Home Minister and heads the Maha Yuti government, faced a barrage of questions on the FIR not naming Parth Pawar. </p><p>“Those who don't even understand what a First Information Report is, are the ones making baseless allegations. When an FIR is registered, it is filed against the express parties involved. In this case, the FIR has been filed against the company and its authorised signatories,” Fadnavis told reporters on Saturday.</p>.Rahul Gandhi's 'hydrogen bomb' a mere firecracker: CM Devendra Fadnavis.<p>The Chief Minister made it very clear that the government and police probes will continue.</p><p>“The entire inquiry will be completed within a month, identifying all the people involved and based on that, further action will be taken,” Fadnavis said.</p><p>On Friday night, Ajit Pawar announced that the deal has been cancelled. </p><p>“The concerned land is government land, which cannot be sold. Parth and his partner Digvijay Patil were not aware of this fact. How the registration (of its sale) was done and who is responsible will come out in the probe after the committee submits his report in a month," Pawar told reporters in Mumbai denying any link or knowledge about the transaction. </p><p>Later Fadnavis said, ”There was an agreement between the parties, but the exchange of money was still pending. However, the registry had already been completed. Both parties have now filed an application to cancel the registry. As per procedure, they are required to pay certain fees to cancel it, and accordingly, a notice has been issued to them.”</p><p>According to him, further action will be taken after that. “The criminal case that has been filed will not end. The irregularities that have occurred will still be investigated, and whoever is responsible will face action. Along with this, a parallel inquiry is also being conducted under the Additional Chief Secretary." "The entire inquiry will be completed within a month, identifying all the people involved and based on that, further action will be taken,” he said. </p>