Ajit Pawar’s Rs.1,000 crore worth Property Seized by IT Dept
The Tax Department has seized properties worth over Rs. 1,000 crore linked to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and his family members.
The Income Tax Department had carried out search operations and raids at properties linked to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and his family in October. The agency had discovered unaccounted income of Rs. 184 crore during that operation and said that he had acquired the amount through illegal means. Pawar had earlier denied the allegations leveled by the I-T Department.
"We pay taxes every year. Since I am also the Finance Minister, I am aware of fiscal discipline. All entities linked to me have paid taxes," he said.
Pawar's uncle and former Union Minister Sharad Pawar had also slammed the central government over last month's raids. Now the Income Tax Department has seized properties worth over Rs. 1,000 crore linked to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and his family members. The properties are reportedly located across Maharashtra, Delhi, and Goa. They seized properties including an office at Nirmal Tower in Mumbai, a sugar factory, a resort, and a residential property in Delhi.
