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The Maharashtra government has moved decisively to confront the escalating controversy over the Survey No. 88 land transaction in Mundhawa, Pune, which has become a major political embarrassment for the ruling coalition due to the involvement of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s son, Parth Pawar, being one of the names associated with the scandal. The state has constituted a five-member high-level inquiry committee tasked with conducting a thorough probe into the alleged massive irregularities.

The land, officially valued at approximately ₹1,800 crore, was reportedly sold for a drastically undervalued price of just ₹300 crore, with a suspiciously low stamp duty of only ₹500 paid—a clear red flag that triggered the initial scand