Jayant Patil, who is the Maharashtra cabinet Minister has claimed that BJP was trying to defame the NCP leaders.
On Thursday, the Income Tax department raided a few businesses that were connected to the family members of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar along with some real estate developers on the charges of alleged tax evasion.
The search was conducted in Mumbai, Satara, Pune and a few other cities of Goa and Maharashtra.
“The assets (of Jarandeshwar SSK) are currently held in the name of Guru Commodity Services Pvt Ltd (an alleged dummy company) and leased to Jarandeshwar Sugar Mills Pvt Ltd,” the ED had alleged in a statement.
“Sparkling Soil Pvt Ltd is holding majority shares of Jarandeshwar Sugar Mills and investigations revealed that the former firm is related company to Ajit Pawar, deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, and Sunetra Ajit Pawar (his wife),” it had alleged.
