Ajit Pawar denies links with sugar mill under Enforcement Directorate lens

The senior NCP leader said he had no idea why Guru Commodity Services -- which owns the sugar factory -- was facing probe.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said he did not have any connection with Guru Commodity Services Pvt Ltd which is under the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) scanner, though a sugar mill owned by the company is being run by one of his relatives.

The central agency, which has attached Jarandeshwar Sahkari Sugar Karkhana in Satara district in connection with the alleged Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam, claimed on Thursday that a company linked to Pawar and his wife was involved in the case.

Speaking to reporters here, the senior NCP leader said he had no idea why Guru Commodity