Activist Anjali Damania Wednesday demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and said that his son, Parth, should be named as an accused in the FIR in connection with allegations of irregularities in a multi-crore Pune land deal.

Parth Pawar holds a 99 per cent stake in Amadea Enterprises LLP, the firm that purchased 40 acres of land in Mundhwa, near the upmarket Koregaon Park area, in Pune city.

The Opposition has alleged that the land, reportedly worth ₹1,800 crore, was sold to Amedea Enterprises LLP for ₹300 crore with a stamp duty waiver of ₹21 crore. The land in question is a Mahar Watan land in the Pune district, and according to the rules, this particular category of land cannot be sold without prior approval from the state government.

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