Ajit Pawar Death: Sunetra Pawar, Supriya Sule Break Down as Sharad Pawar Reaches Baramati
Ajit Pawar Death: Sunetra Pawar, Supriya Sule Break Down as Sharad Pawar Reaches Baramati
Baramati, Maharashtra: Senior Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader Sharad Pawar, along with Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra Pawar, reached Baramati on Wednesday, hours after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a tragic plane crash in Pune district.
Emotional scenes were witnessed as Sunetra Pawar and Ajit Pawar’s cousin, NCP MP Supriya Sule, were seen breaking down upon their arrival. Ajit Pawar’s son Parth Pawar also reached Baramati to be with the family during the hour of grief.
Ajit Pawar, 66, was among five people killed when the aircraft carrying them crashed near Baramati on Wednesday morning. The plane was en route from Mumbai and was approaching Baramati when the accident occurred. Pawar was travelling to attend public meetings as part of the campaign for the February 5 Zilla Parishad elections in Maharashtra.
According to official sources, Ajit Pawar’s last rites will be performed on Thursday at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati with full state honours. Vidya Pratishthan’s Institute of Information Technology in Vidyanagri, Baramati, was founded by Sharad Pawar and holds deep personal and political significance for the Pawar family.
Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government has announced a three-day state mourning following the demise of the Deputy Chief Minister. During the mourning period, the national flag will be flown at half-mast on all government buildings across the state where it is regularly hoisted. All state government offices across Maharashtra will remain closed on Wednesday as a mark of respect.
The sudden demise of Ajit Pawar has cast a pall of gloom over Maharashtra’s political landscape, with leaders across party lines expressing condolences and paying tribute to his contribution to public life.
