00:00Moving on, let's tell you about the big controversy playing out in Maharashtra over an alleged land loot and a big one involving Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son, Parth of Pawar.
00:14Now, reportedly, land that was costing somewhere about 1,800 crore was sold at about 200 crore to an organization linked to Ajit Pawar's son, Parth of Pawar.
00:27The entire deal reeks of corruption, which is why at this point you've got Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis referring to this as a serious issue and ordering an investigation.
00:38Politics, of course, has kicked off with Congress's Rahul Gandhi also lashing out, accusing the Maharashtra government of stealing Dalit's rights.
00:47He also dragged in the Prime Minister. Let's tell you exactly what this allegation is all about in our next report.
00:57The heat is on Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
01:14Ajit Pawar's son, Parth Pawar, is under the scanner over a land deal.
01:19Amadia Enterprises, in which Parth is a partner, allegedly purchased land in Pune worth 1,800 crore rupees for less than 300 crore.
01:32The mandatory 2% stamp duty on the deal was allegedly waived.
01:38Activists are alleging the land sold to Amadia Enterprises is owned by the state government.
01:45The company allegedly submitted forged documents to get the deal through.
01:50After the case came to light, the Devendra Fadnavis government ordered FIR against the company.
01:56The government has set up a special investigation team to probe the deal and suspended the sub-registrar.
02:02Meanwhile, protests are raging in Mundua against Ajit Pawar.
02:11Parth Pawar, who is the son of Ajit Pawar, is a partner in Amadia company, and that company has made the land here in Pune.
02:22Today, Pune, in Pune, there are roads in the Pune area in the Pune area, there are roads in the Pune area.
02:26Everyone is here sitting here, who are roads in the Pune area.
02:30Everyone is saying that the land is right.
02:33Amid the growing heat, Ajit Pawar met CM Fadnavis at his residence.
02:46The NCP Supremo has already distanced himself from the controversy.
02:49Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has come down heavily on the Maharashtra government
03:18and questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on the issue.
03:23His party colleague Vijay Namdev Rao Vadettivar, too, slammed the government.
03:29This is about 800 crores in the land of 300 crores.
03:33It is a 99% share of Pune power.
03:36The government is a land of the land of Maharashtra, which is a land of the title of the title of the title of the title.
03:42And it has not given anyone's power in the code, which has been cleared for the litigation.
03:46It is not the first time Ajit Pawar is facing allegations of corruption.
04:03But he has managed to emerge unscathed after joining hands with the BJP.
04:08It remains to be seen if any concrete action will be taken against his son by the government this time.
04:15With Omkar Babu Rao Wable, Bureau Report, India Today.
04:19So let me just explain these allegations right now that Ajit Pawar's family currently faces.
04:27This is about a land purchase.
04:30And the company at the heart of this is a company called Amadea Enterprises.
04:35They bought land for 294 crores rupees.
04:38Seems like a lot.
04:39But guess what?
04:40The land that was bought was actually worth 1,800 crores.
04:441,800 crores worth of land bought for 294 crores.
04:51Now, this company that we're referring to, Amadea Enterprises,
04:54Park Pawar is a partner in that very company.
04:57And it wasn't just about this massive discount, unexplained discount, by the way,
05:01but that the land was sold without even the payment of stamp duty.
05:05Now, imagine in a deal that's supposed to be thousands of crores,
05:07but settled for 294 crores.
05:09Even in that case, a 2% stamp duty would be somewhere near 25 crores.
05:13Wasn't paid.
05:14Waved off.
05:15God alone knows why.
05:16This firm allegedly also submitted forged documents.
05:20A criminal complaint will now be filed against the company.
05:23Now an inquiry has been ordered.
05:25So we'll have to see what really emerges from that probe.
05:28Ritwik Balikar is joining us with more details on this.
05:31Ritwik, there are several questions that arise over this kind of a deal
05:36that's been tagged dubious by many authorities so far.
05:39How has Ajit Pawar chosen to defend himself through this?
05:42Because even Chief Minister Fadnevis now has said that this is a very serious issue.
05:50Absolutely.
05:51Very rightly mentioned by you,
05:53a huge, massive land scam,
05:55which has rocked Maharashtra politics once again.
05:59And this time, it is Parth Pawar, son of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar,
06:05who is under the scanner.
06:08Since morning, we saw several meetings undergoing between Ajit Pawar and Chief Minister Devendra
06:15Padnavis, in the morning, he visited Varsha Bangalore, official residence of CM Devendra
06:20Padnavis, for an event where Indian women's cricket team had come, where they were felicitated.
06:27But at that time, he could not have a discussion with CM Devendra Padnavis.
06:31So, he went back to his bungalow at a nearby Devgiri bungalow and he had a meeting with his senior
06:39party members, senior leaders, be it Prapul Patel or Maharashtra State President Sunil
06:45Padkare.
06:45And after an hour of meeting within the party, then he again went to CM's bungalow.
06:53He had nearly one and a half hours long discussion with CM Devendra Padnavis.
06:58What sources are telling us is that an interim report which has been sought by the government,
07:04now eight days extension is given and a committee is set up and a high probe will be taking place
07:12in this matter. And before that, Ajit Pawar is trying to meet CM Devendra Padnavis and he's
07:19trying to convince and he's trying to tell what the real fact is. And in a short while,
07:24after the party meetings which he has attended, now he's going to address media shortly after
07:31a brief discussion with CM Devendra Padnavis. He has put his stance that CM Devendra Padnavis
07:37has ordered a probe and we are waiting for the report to come out. Now we'll have to
07:43see what Ajit Pawar will address media in a short while.
07:47So we'll see what he has to say. Thanks, Ritwik, for joining us with those details.
07:50Thanks, Ritwik.
07:51Thanks, Ritwik.
07:51Thanks, Ritwik.
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