Congress MP Manoj Kumar on Thursday expressed condolences over the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and said that this is an irreparable loss not only to Maharashtra politics but also to the country's cooperative sector.
Ajit Pawar's wife, Sunetra Pawar, and sons, Party and Jay, were present on the occasion. Senior Congress leader Sushil Kumar Shinde, along with his daughter Praniti Shinde, also arrived to attend the funeral set to take place at the Vidya Pratishthan ground.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagannath Sarkar on Thursday said that the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was "tragic" and a significant loss for the country, adding that there should be "no problem in investigating the incident."
The Pune Rural Police have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) at the Baramati Taluka Police Station in connection with the crash and have initiated further investigation.
The last rites of Vidip Dilip Jadhav, the personal security officer (PSO) of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, were performed by his family in their native village in Satara on Wednesday night. Jadhav was one of the deceased in the Baramati plane crash.
Ajit 'Dada' Pawar died on Wednesday in a plane crash at Baramati airport, leaving behind a long career of ups and downs in politics. He was headed to Baramati to attend a public rally for the Zilla Parishad Elections.
Satena's Flight NSE 8849, a Beechcraft 1900D registered as HK-4709, departed Camilo Daza International Airport in Cucuta at about 11:42 am (local time), bound for Aguas Claras Airport in Ocana, a flight of roughly 20-25 minutes. The flight maintained normal contact with air traffic contro
Supporters of NCP chief and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar gathered outside Ahilyabai Holkar Government Medical College to pay their final respects as his mortal remains were taken out.
The post-mortems of pilot Captain Sumit Kapoor and co-pilot Captain Sambhiav Pathak were conducted at the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Government Medical College in Baramati. Following the procedure, the bodies were released to their respective families.