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.
In a tragic accident that sent shock in Maharashtra and also in political circles across the country, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash while on his way to Baramati, where he was scheduled to attend functions.
Pawar's last rites will be performed with full state honours at 11 am on Thursday. Union Home Minister's visit is seen as a mark of respect to the departed leader and a gesture of solidarity with the bereaved family.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar died in a chartered plane crash while travelling from Mumbai to Baramati this morning. Pawar was on his way to Baramati to campaign for the Zilla Panchayat elections.
Bangladesh observed a public holiday and began three days of state mourning as crowds gathered in Dhaka for former prime minister Khaleda Zia's funeral. She will be buried with full state honours, with India and other countries joining in paying tributes to her political legacy.
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will be buried today in Dhaka with full state honours. The government has declared national mourning and a public holiday, while leaders worldwide, including India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, are attending or paying tribute.
Manmohan Singh passed away at the age of 92 due to age-related medical issues in Delhi on December 26, 2024. He was cremated with full state honours at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi's Kashmere Gate on December 28, in the presence of his family, friends, colleagues, and government dignitaries.
Padma Vibhushan vocalist Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, who passed away on Thursday at 4:15 am at his daughter Namrata's residence in Mirzapur's Gangadarshan Colony, was cremated at Manikarnika Ghat with full state honours.
A day after noted singer and composer Zubeen Garg was cremated with full state honours, Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, along with his wife Kumud Devi, on Wednesday paid a visit to the residence of the cultural icon at Kahilipara in Guwahati.
The final rites were performed by Zubeen Garg's sister Palme Borthakur. The singer's widow, Garima Saikia, was seen in tears while paying her final tribute to 'Goldie', the name he was known as among friends and family.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday paid his respects to legendary actress B Saroja Devi, who passed away at the age of 87 and announced that her final rites will be performed with full state honours.