India, Oct. 20 -- Pune MP and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Muralidhar Mohol on Saturday refuted allegations linking him to the Rs.230-crore land deal involving a prime 3.5-acre plot and hostel owned by a Jain trust in Model Colony, saying he had no role in the transaction and had cut all business ties with the developer firm much earlier.

"I am not connected to Gokhale Construction. The matter is sub judice, and I stand firmly with the Jain brothers," Mohol said, adding that politicians, like others, can be businessmen, but he had always adhered to the law.

Mohol clarified that the trustees decided to sell the land to a developer during a meeting on December 16, 2024, and that a tender advertisement was published on December 20....