Overview
- Ajit Pawar said the agreement linked to Parth Pawar’s firm has been canceled, affidavits have been filed with the registrar, and no payment or possession occurred.
- The state constituted a panel headed by Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue) Vikas Kharge, with a government order directing a report within a month on ownership records, registration steps, and exemptions.
- Authorities suspended sub-registrar R. B. Taru and tehsildar Suryakant Yewale as records show 40 acres of Mahar Vatan land listed to ‘Mumbai Sarkar,’ with registration reflecting a ₹500 stamp-duty charge despite cess liabilities cited around ₹6 crore.
- Police FIRs have been filed naming Digvijay Patil, Shital/Sheetal Tejwani, and R. B. Taru over alleged stamp-duty evasion, with a subsequent case adding Yewale, according to officials and police reports.
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called the matter prima facie serious and promised action if wrongdoing is found, as opposition parties sought a judicial probe and Rahul Gandhi alleged the parcel was land reserved for Dalits, while Industries Minister Uday Samant said his department granted no stamp-duty waiver.