India, Nov. 9 -- "First, they stole the party, then they stole votes, now they are stealing land." It's how Shiv Sena (UBT) Uddhav Thackeray led the opposition's charge against the BJP-led Mahayuti government on the Pune land deal controversy involving deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's son Parth.

Thackeray also alleged the steps being taken by the government were an eyewash. Although an investigation has been ordered, the case will eventually be shut, he said on Saturday. The Sena (UBT) leader's remarks came a day after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar announced a six-member committee headed by Vikas Kharge, additional chief secretary, revenue department, to investigate alleged irregularities in the ...