Pune, Nov. 7 -- Amid escalating controversy over an alleged multi-crore land deal involving his son Parth Pawar, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday distanced himself from the transaction, stating he had no role or knowledge of it, while announcing the cancellation of the proposed agreement and welcoming a government-ordered probe.

An FIR has been registered on Thursday at Bavdhan Police Station in connection with alleged irregularities in a multi-crore land transaction in Pune involving Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son Parth Pawar.

In a detailed statement, Ajit Pawar said, "In the past few days, some reports have appeared in the media regarding a land transaction involving a company in which my son,...