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'''Ajit Anantrao Pawar''' (born 22 July 1959) is an Indian politician who is the current and 8th | '''Ajit Anantrao Pawar''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[əd͡ʒit̪ pəʋaːɾ]]]; born 22 July 1959) is an Indian politician who is the current and 8th Deputy Chief Minister of [[Maharashtra]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anuja|date=2019-12-30|title=Thackeray expands Maharashtra cabinet, Ajit Pawar is deputy CM|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/ajit-pawar-is-maharashtra-deputy-cm-aaditya-thackeray-becomes-minister-11577698884628.html|access-date=2021-09-18|website=www.livemint.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 30, 2019|title=Deputy CM for fourth time: The return of Ajit Pawar|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/deputy-cm-for-fourth-time-the-return-of-ajit-pawar-1632651-2019-12-30|access-date=2021-09-18|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> and Guardian Minister for the District of [[Pune district|Pune]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-09|title=Ajit Pawar is guardian minister of Pune district|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/ajit-pawar-is-guardian-minister-of-pune-district-6207413/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | ||
He is a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Baramati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baramati]] constituency.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/devendra-fadnavis-maharashtra-cm-again-1621847-2019-11-23 Post election when pre election alliance of Shiv Sena and BJP was not able to form Government.President rule was imposed in the state.Surprise, surprise: Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Maharashtra CM, Ajit Pawar Dy CM, India Today, 23 November 2019]</ref> He is the nephew of [[Sharad Pawar]], the chief of [[Nationalist Congress Party]]. Besides being the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], he is also the [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Finance Minister of Maharashtra.]] | He is a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baramati Election Result 2019 Live: Baramati MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia|url=https://www.oneindia.com/baramati-assembly-elections-mh-201/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref> representing [[Baramati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baramati]] constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rana|first=Lakshya|date=2019-10-24|title=Baramati Vidhan Sabha Chunav Results Live Updates: बारामती में 1,65,265 वोटों से जीते एनसीपी के अजित पवार, भाजपा प्रत्याशी को हराया|url=https://www.indiatv.in/elections/maharashtra-vidhan-sabha-chunav-2019-baramati-vidhan-sabha-results-live-updates-gopichand-kundlik-padalkar-ajit-667784|access-date=2021-09-18|website=India TV Hindi|language=hi}}</ref><ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/devendra-fadnavis-maharashtra-cm-again-1621847-2019-11-23 Post election when pre election alliance of Shiv Sena and BJP was not able to form Government.President rule was imposed in the state.Surprise, surprise: Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Maharashtra CM, Ajit Pawar Dy CM, India Today, 23 November 2019]</ref> He is the nephew of [[Sharad Pawar]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-27|title=How Sharad Pawar outwitted his nephew Ajit|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/how-sharad-pawar-outwitted-his-nephew-ajit/story-7v57qtLvKZwtoL52ipwTON.html|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> the chief of [[Nationalist Congress Party]]. Besides being the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], he is also the [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Finance Minister of Maharashtra.]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Deshpande|first=Alok|others=PTI|date=2020-01-05|title=Maharashtra portfolios: Ajit Pawar gets Finance, Anil Deshmukh Home Ministry|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/governor-approves-allocation-of-portfolios-to-maharashtra-ministers/article30483718.ece|access-date=2021-09-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ajit Pawar Bags Finance as Uddhav Govt Announces Portfolios, Tourism & Env for Aaditya Thackeray|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/uddhav-govt-announces-portfolios-ajit-pawar-gets-finance-tourism-environment-for-aaditya-thackeray-2445943.html|access-date=2021-09-18|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Ajit Anantrao Pawar was born on 22 July 1959 at his grandfather's place in Deolali Pravara, [[Ahmednagar district|Ahmednagar]] district. He completed his schooling in Deolali, Pravara. He hails from the village of Katevadi in [[Baramati]] Taluka, Pune district. He is the Nephew of the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] President, [[Sharad Pawar]]. | Ajit Anantrao Pawar was born on 22 July 1959 at his grandfather's place in Deolali Pravara, [[Ahmednagar district|Ahmednagar]] district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ajit Aanantrao Pawar (Nationalist Congress Party):Constituency- Baramati (Pune) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/maharashtra2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=10610|access-date=2021-09-18|website=myneta.info}}</ref> He completed his schooling in Deolali, Pravara. He hails from the village of Katevadi in [[Baramati]] Taluka, Pune district. He is the Nephew of the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] President, [[Sharad Pawar]]. | ||
Ajit Pawar is the son of [[Sharad Pawar]]'s elder brother Anantrao Pawar. Anantrao had initially worked for renowned film maker, [[V.Shantaram]]'s "Rajkamal Studios" in [[Mumbai]]. Ajit Pawar's grandfather Govindrao Pawar was employed with Baramati Co-operative trading and his grandmother looked after the family farm. | Ajit Pawar is the son of [[Sharad Pawar]]'s elder brother Anantrao Pawar. Anantrao had initially worked for renowned film maker, [[V.Shantaram]]'s "Rajkamal Studios" in [[Mumbai]]. Ajit Pawar's grandfather Govindrao Pawar was employed with Baramati Co-operative trading and his grandmother looked after the family farm. | ||
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Later he became minister of state for Soil Conservation, Power and Planning (November 1992 - February 1993) when [[Sharad Pawar]] returned to the state as chief minister. When the [[Indian National Congress]]-NCP coalition came into power in 1999, Pawar was promoted to cabinet minister, firstly in the Irrigation Department (October 1999 - December 2003) in [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]'s government. He was given additional charge of the Rural Development Department (December 2003 - October 2004) in [[Sushilkumar Shinde]]'s government.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} | Later he became minister of state for Soil Conservation, Power and Planning (November 1992 - February 1993) when [[Sharad Pawar]] returned to the state as chief minister. When the [[Indian National Congress]]-NCP coalition came into power in 1999, Pawar was promoted to cabinet minister, firstly in the Irrigation Department (October 1999 - December 2003) in [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]'s government. He was given additional charge of the Rural Development Department (December 2003 - October 2004) in [[Sushilkumar Shinde]]'s government.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} | ||
When Congress-NCP combination returned to power in 2004, he retained the Water Resources Ministry in Deshmukh's government and later in [[Ashok Chavan]]'s government. | When Congress-NCP combination returned to power in 2004, he retained the Water Resources Ministry in Deshmukh's government and later in [[Ashok Chavan]]'s government. | ||
He was the | He was the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State from 23 to 26 November 2019 for less than 80 hours. Thus, he became Deputy CM with the shortest tenure in [[Devendra Fadnavis]] led government. On 1 December 2019, it was announced that Pawar would take over as Deputy Chief Minister after the commencement of the winter session of the state legislature on 16 December.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/ajit-pawar-to-be-deputy-cm-after-winter-session-begins/articleshow/72326204.cms|title=Ajit Pawar to be deputy CM after winter session begins|date=2 December 2019|first=Prafulla|last=Marpakwar|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref> | ||
==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
On 23 November 2019 Ajit Pawar was | On 23 November 2019 Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State with BJP CM .Without his party consent he submitted paper of signatures of NCP MLAs' to Governor of State. | ||
There are allegations that as the minister for water resources he spared no efforts to help in the development of [[Lavasa]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/33283 |title=Lavasa's journey downhill |publisher=Down To Earth |date=15 April 2011 |access-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703211319/http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/33283 |archive-date=3 July 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> a project touted as a "vision of Sharad Pawar". The Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation (MKVDC) leased {{convert|141.15|ha|abbr=on}} to Lavasa in August 2002, which included part of Warasgaon dam reservoir. The lease between MKVDC and Lavasa was executed at rates far below the market rate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/33282 |title=Lavasa exposed |publisher=Down To Earth |date=15 April 2011 |access-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501192046/http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/33282 |archive-date=1 May 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | There are allegations that as the minister for water resources he spared no efforts to help in the development of [[Lavasa]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/33283 |title=Lavasa's journey downhill |publisher=Down To Earth |date=15 April 2011 |access-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703211319/http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/33283 |archive-date=3 July 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> a project touted as a "vision of Sharad Pawar". The Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation (MKVDC) leased {{convert|141.15|ha|abbr=on}} to Lavasa in August 2002, which included part of Warasgaon dam reservoir. The lease between MKVDC and Lavasa was executed at rates far below the market rate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/33282 |title=Lavasa exposed |publisher=Down To Earth |date=15 April 2011 |access-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501192046/http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/33282 |archive-date=1 May 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
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He told the Indian Election Commission in 2004 that he had financial assets of more than 3 crore Rupees at that time.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} | He told the Indian Election Commission in 2004 that he had financial assets of more than 3 crore Rupees at that time.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} | ||
On 7 April 2013, Ajit Pawar in an attempt at being comical about his inability to bring waters to the dams, made a controversial statement with regards to an activist fasting for 55 days in Maharashtra against the current drought crisis. | On 7 April 2013, Ajit Pawar in an attempt at being comical about his inability to bring waters to the dams, made a controversial statement in a speech at Indapur with regards to an activist fasting for 55 days in Maharashtra against the current drought crisis. In the speech he said "If there is no water in the dam ... Should we urinate into it?," Later, due to the political and media pressure, he apologized for his comments and admitted his off the cuff comment was the biggest mistake of his life.<ref>{{cite web |author=PTI 8 Apr 2013, 07.29PM IST |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-08/india/38372423_1_ajit-pawar-crass-humour-deputy-cm |title=Ajit Pawar apologizes again, says 'this is biggest mistake of my life' |access-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601065447/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-08/india/38372423_1_ajit-pawar-crass-humour-deputy-cm |archive-date=1 June 2013 |url-status=dead |work=[[The Times of India]] |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 30 December 2019 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| In office 23 November 2019 – 26 November 2019 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| In office 25 October 2012 – 26 September 2014 | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| In office 10 November 2010 – 25 September 2012 | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan |
| Preceded by | Chhagan Bhujbal |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2020 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Chairman | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar |
| Deputy Leader | Subhash Desai |
| Preceded by |
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| Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 December 2019 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Speaker | Nana Patole |
| Leader | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Preceded by | Girish Mahajan |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 30 December 2019 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Ministry and Departments | |
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Preceded by | Sudhir Mungantiwar, BJP |
| Assumed office 05 April 2021 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Preceded by | Dilip Walse-Patil |
| In office 07 December 2012 – 26 September 2014 | |
| Governor | |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Sudhir Mungantiwar |
| In office 11 November 2010 – 25 September 2012 | |
| Governor | |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan |
| Preceded by | Sunil Tatkare |
| Succeeded by | Prithviraj Chavan(Acting) |
| In office 7 November 2009 – 10 November 2010 | |
| Governor | |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | |
| In office 08 December 2008 – 06 November 2009 | |
| Governor | |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| In office 09 November 2004 – 01 December 2008 | |
| Governor | |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Chief Minister | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Sharad Pawar |
| Constituency | Baramati |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 03 may 1991 – 20 June 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Shankarrao Bajirao Patil |
| Succeeded by | Sharad Pawar |
| Constituency | Baramati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1959 Deolali Pravara, Bombay State, India (in-present Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra) |
| Political party | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sunetra Pawar |
| Children | Parth Pawar Jay Pawar |
| Residence | Sahyog, Baramati, Pune District, Maharashtra, India |
| Website | http://www.ajitpawar.org/ |
| As of 24 October, 2019 | |
Ajit Anantrao Pawar (Marathi pronunciation: [əd͡ʒit̪ pəʋaːɾ]; born 22 July 1959) is an Indian politician who is the current and 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra[1][2] and Guardian Minister for the District of Pune, India.[3]
He is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[4] representing Baramati constituency.[5][6] He is the nephew of Sharad Pawar,[7] the chief of Nationalist Congress Party. Besides being the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, he is also the Finance Minister of Maharashtra.[8][9]
Early life
Ajit Anantrao Pawar was born on 22 July 1959 at his grandfather's place in Deolali Pravara, Ahmednagar district.[10] He completed his schooling in Deolali, Pravara. He hails from the village of Katevadi in Baramati Taluka, Pune district. He is the Nephew of the Nationalist Congress Party President, Sharad Pawar.
Ajit Pawar is the son of Sharad Pawar's elder brother Anantrao Pawar. Anantrao had initially worked for renowned film maker, V.Shantaram's "Rajkamal Studios" in Mumbai. Ajit Pawar's grandfather Govindrao Pawar was employed with Baramati Co-operative trading and his grandmother looked after the family farm. Pawar was pursuing his graduation but he had to leave formal education due to untimely death of his father, so he left college and started looking after his family. He is educated up to Secondary school level and holds the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from the Maharashtra State Board.
Political career
While Ajit Pawar [11] was pursuing his primary education at Deolali Pravara, his uncle, Sharad Pawar had become a rising political figure in the ruling Congress party. Therefore, Ajit moved to Bombay for his further education. The younger Pawar made his foray into politics in 1982 when he was elected to the board of a cooperative sugar factory . He was elected chairman of the Pune District Co-operative Bank (PDC) in 1991 and remained in the post for 16 years. During this period he was also elected as Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from the Baramati. He later vacated his Lok Sabha seat in favour of his uncle, Sharad Pawar, who had then become defence minister in PV Narasimha Rao's government. Thereafter, he was elected as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Baramati. Pawar was re-elected from the same constituency in 1995, 1999, 2004, 2009, and 2014.[12] He went on to become minister of state for Agriculture and Power (June 1991 - November 1992) in Sudhakarrao Naik's government.[citation needed]
Later he became minister of state for Soil Conservation, Power and Planning (November 1992 - February 1993) when Sharad Pawar returned to the state as chief minister. When the Indian National Congress-NCP coalition came into power in 1999, Pawar was promoted to cabinet minister, firstly in the Irrigation Department (October 1999 - December 2003) in Vilasrao Deshmukh's government. He was given additional charge of the Rural Development Department (December 2003 - October 2004) in Sushilkumar Shinde's government.[citation needed] When Congress-NCP combination returned to power in 2004, he retained the Water Resources Ministry in Deshmukh's government and later in Ashok Chavan's government.
He was the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State from 23 to 26 November 2019 for less than 80 hours. Thus, he became Deputy CM with the shortest tenure in Devendra Fadnavis led government. On 1 December 2019, it was announced that Pawar would take over as Deputy Chief Minister after the commencement of the winter session of the state legislature on 16 December.[13]
Controversies
On 23 November 2019 Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State with BJP CM .Without his party consent he submitted paper of signatures of NCP MLAs' to Governor of State.
There are allegations that as the minister for water resources he spared no efforts to help in the development of Lavasa,[14] a project touted as a "vision of Sharad Pawar". The Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation (MKVDC) leased 141.15 ha (348.8 acres) to Lavasa in August 2002, which included part of Warasgaon dam reservoir. The lease between MKVDC and Lavasa was executed at rates far below the market rate.[15]
In September 2012, there were accusations that there had been misappropriation of funds amounting to Rs. 70,000 Crores (about $13 billion). These allegations were made by a Maharashtra bureaucrat, Vijay Pandhare, and caused Anjali Damania to request Pawar's resignation as a minister. However, the allegations were not proved and hence he was reinstated as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.[16]
He told the Indian Election Commission in 2004 that he had financial assets of more than 3 crore Rupees at that time.[citation needed]
On 7 April 2013, Ajit Pawar in an attempt at being comical about his inability to bring waters to the dams, made a controversial statement in a speech at Indapur with regards to an activist fasting for 55 days in Maharashtra against the current drought crisis. In the speech he said "If there is no water in the dam ... Should we urinate into it?," Later, due to the political and media pressure, he apologized for his comments and admitted his off the cuff comment was the biggest mistake of his life.[17]
See also
References
- ↑ Anuja (30 December 2019). "Thackeray expands Maharashtra cabinet, Ajit Pawar is deputy CM". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "Deputy CM for fourth time: The return of Ajit Pawar". India Today. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "Ajit Pawar is guardian minister of Pune district". The Indian Express. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "Baramati Election Result 2019 Live: Baramati MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ Rana, Lakshya (24 October 2019). "Baramati Vidhan Sabha Chunav Results Live Updates: बारामती में 1,65,265 वोटों से जीते एनसीपी के अजित पवार, भाजपा प्रत्याशी को हराया". India TV Hindi (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ Post election when pre election alliance of Shiv Sena and BJP was not able to form Government.President rule was imposed in the state.Surprise, surprise: Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Maharashtra CM, Ajit Pawar Dy CM, India Today, 23 November 2019
- ↑ "How Sharad Pawar outwitted his nephew Ajit". Hindustan Times. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ Deshpande, Alok (5 January 2020). "Maharashtra portfolios: Ajit Pawar gets Finance, Anil Deshmukh Home Ministry". The Hindu. PTI. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "Ajit Pawar Bags Finance as Uddhav Govt Announces Portfolios, Tourism & Env for Aaditya Thackeray". News18. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "Ajit Aanantrao Pawar (Nationalist Congress Party):Constituency- Baramati (Pune) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "Ajit Pawar". NDTV. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Baramati stays with Ajit Pawar". The Indian Express. Indian Express Group. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ↑ Marpakwar, Prafulla (2 December 2019). "Ajit Pawar to be deputy CM after winter session begins". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ↑ "Lavasa's journey downhill". Down To Earth. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "Lavasa exposed". Down To Earth. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "Ajit Pawar reinstated". Business Standard India. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ PTI 8 Apr 2013, 07.29PM IST. "Ajit Pawar apologizes again, says 'this is biggest mistake of my life'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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External links
- Ajit Pawar Official Website