Will saffron party, which came to power in state promising zero tolerance towards corruption, bend rules for an ally? There’s no time like the present for the Opposition to mount a challenge, but will it?

A fresh controversy has erupted over a Pune land deal involving Parth Pawar, son of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar . For many, it brings back memories of the Adarsh housing scam more than 15 years ago, when influential government officials were accused of bending the rules to grab prime land in the posh Colaba area of South Mumbai. The two cases are not identical, but the questions about influence and fairness raised in both instances remain the same.

In 2010, when the Adarsh scam broke out, the BJP, then in the Opposition, built pressure on the Congress-led government. This ultimat

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