<h1>Opposition Demands Probe into Minister's Alleged Financial Ties with Aide Amid Extortion Case; Calls for Resignation</h1> The Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative council has called for an Enforcement Directorate investigation into alleged financial ties between a state minister and his aide, following the aide's arrest in an extortion case. The opposition is pressuring the government to remove the minister, citing past allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the agriculture department. An activist has accused the minister of a scam involving inflated purchases, which the minister denies, threatening a defamation suit. The opposition insists on the minister's resignation before the upcoming legislative session.