Nagpur, Sep 10 (PTI) Days after the Bombay High Court sought a response from Maharashtra Police on a bail application which mentioned NCP MP Parth Pawar not being made an accused in the Mundhwa land deal case, NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Thursday said he would now learn “up close” what the BJP’s politics is.
Rohit, Parth’s second cousin who sided with the Sharad Pawar-led faction when Ajit Pawar split the Nationalist Congress Party, also advised Parth to hold a press conference and made the facts clear.
On Monday, the Bombay High Court, hearing an anticipatory bail application of two accused in the Mundhwa land deal case, sought a reply from the state police. The application had pointed out that Parth Pawar, who is the son of an influential person (Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar), was not made an accused while his business partner Digvijay Patil was made an accused in the case.
Asked by reporters here about the development, Rohit Pawar said he could not comment on the matter before the High Court, but Parth Pawar should hold a press conference.
“He should tell people what the facts are and what the situation is. Earlier, when (Parth’s late father) Ajit Pawar was around, he would go before the media and explain the facts. So I think Parth Pawar will now have to hold a press conference,” he said.
Rohit also noted that a reply in the case before the HC is to be filed by the police. “Which department do police officers belong to? They belong to the Home Department. Now, Parth Pawar will come to know what is the BJP’s politics,” he said.
It is Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis who heads the Home department, Rohit Pawar noted.
The NCP (SP) MLA further said that earlier Ajit Pawar headed the finance ministry in the coalition government led by the BJP, but after his death Fadnavis took it over (instead of handing it over to another NCP leader).
“In the coming days, Ajit Pawar’s party will learn up close what the BJP politics is all about,” he said.
Amadea Enterprises LLP, a company co-owned by Parth Pawar, is accused of illegally buying a prime piece of land in Pune’s Mundhwa area at a price much lower than its market price without paying stamp duty. The deal was subsequently cancelled. PTI CLS SP KRK
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