By: Express News ServiceOctober 19, 2025 06:30 PM IST 3 min readMohol was responding to the allegations made by farmer leader Raju Shetti and Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Dhangekar. (Image: @mohol_murlidhar)Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol Sunday refuted allegations that he was involved in the sale of a property belonging to the Jain trust in Pune. The Lok Sabha MP from Pune said when the sale transaction was finalised, he was not associated with the builder who had purchased the property.”I was in no way involved with the purchase of the Jain property. All the transactions were carried out by the Gokhale builders,” Mohol told reporters in Pune.Mohol was responding to the allegations made by farmer leader Raju Shetti and Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Dhangekar. Both alleged that the deal was done at the behest of Mohol. The Jain community in Pune has strongly protested the sale transaction.Mohol said he had two limited liability partnership (LLP) firms with Gokhale builders. ”In 2024, I withdrew my name from the partnership. I resigned on November 25, 2024. At that time, there was not a single rupee transaction between us.”Mohol said, ”I withdrew my name from the partnership a good 11 months before the sale deed for the property was finalised by the builder and the trust. And therefore, the allegations against me are baseless. It is disheartening to see such false allegations being made.”Stating that he had always conducted his business with transparency, Mohol said, ”I am sharing the full report of my withdrawal from the partnership with the Gokhale builders. I urge everyone to go through the documents before making false allegations. I am engaged in agriculture and construction work. This I had clearly mentioned in my affidavit filed during the Lok Sabha elections. I have always ensured transparency in my business,” he said.Mohol said that if Raju Shetti had spoken to him, he would have told him about the real situation. Mohol said Dhangekar was a frustrated man and therefore would not want to comment about his allegations.Story continues below this adThe 3.5-acre property in the upmarket Model Colony area of Pune houses a Jain boarding hostel and mess for outstation students, Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Digambar Jain Temple, 240 fully grown trees, servant quarters and a hall.The Seth Hirachand Nemachand Samarak Trust purchased this land in 1958, and from then onwards, it has been looking after the property. ”It has housed a boys’ hostel since 1958. It has a capacity of 235 students,” said Akshay Jain, who first approached the deputy charity commissioner, Pune, to cancel the sale proposal on May 14, 2025.The trust sold the property to Gokhale builders on October 8, 2025. ”This means, the sale deed happened on October 8, 2025, a day before the Bombay High Court took up a matter opposing the sale of property for hearing,” said Jain.Click here to join Express Pune WhatsApp channel and get a curated list of our stories© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:pune