New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- As the political slug-fest in Maharashtra continues over the Koregaon Park land deal in Pune involving Ajit Pawar's son Parth, the Deputy Chief Minister on Friday claimed that his son was not aware that it was a government land.

A 40-acre plot in the upscale Mundhwa area was purchased by the firm in which Parth Pawar is a partner for Rs.300 crore, while the requisite stamp duty, reportedly amounting to Rs.21 crore, was also waived.

However, in a damage control exercise, Ajit Pawar, who is also the finance minister of the state, said that his son Parth was not aware that the land purchased by his firm in Pune belonged to the government.

He informed that the Rs.300 crore land deal, which the opposition claims was wor...