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Ajit Pawar plane crash news highlights: Zilla Parishad polls deferred to Feb 7 following Ajit Pawar’s death
Ajit Pawar plane crash news highlights: Maharashtra deputy chief minister's last rites were performed at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati. A sea of supporters and political leaders, including CM Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CM Eknath Shinde, paid last respects.
- 11:36 PM IST, Jan 29Key developments today
- 11:03 PM IST, Jan 29Ajit Pawar's aide says, merger of two NCPs was in offing
- 9:01 PM IST, Jan 29Pilots' association urges everyone not to create narratives about Baramati plane crash
- 7:54 PM IST, Jan 29Maharashtra zilla parishad polls now on Feb 7
- 7:33 PM IST, Jan 29Aircraft maker Bombardier says ‘will support investigation authorities’
- 6:55 PM IST, Jan 29Ajit Pawar's death brings uncertainty for people of Baramati
- 4:38 PM IST, Jan 29NCP leader says people in favour of Sunetra Pawar's entry in cabinet
- 4:16 PM IST, Jan 29UP Cabinet passes condolence resolution on Ajit Pawar's demise
- 3:19 PM IST, Jan 29Sanjay Raut says BJP's true tribute to Ajit Pawar would be to withdraw 'graft' charges against him
- 3:07 PM IST, Jan 29Last rites of Ajit Pawar's security officer Jadhav performed in Satara
- 2:17 PM IST, Jan 29Karnataka minister backs Mamata's demand to probe crash
- 1:38 PM IST, Jan 29Sunetra Pawar mourns at funeral site
- 12:49 PM IST, Jan 29Leaders and dignitaries who attended Deputy CM's funeral
- 12:33 PM IST, Jan 29Sanjay Raut demands transparent probe into crash
- 12:22 PM IST, Jan 29‘Ajit Dada amar rahe’ chants echo at funeral
- 12:15 PM IST, Jan 29Ajit Pawar cremated with full state honours
- 12:09 PM IST, Jan 29Deputy CM's pyre lit
- 12:02 PM IST, Jan 29Riteish Deshmukh attends funeral of deputy CM
- 11:59 AM IST, Jan 29Black Box of Learjet 45 aircraft recovered
- 11:53 AM IST, Jan 29Eknath Shinde pays last respects to co-deputy CM
- 11:48 AM IST, Jan 29Fadnavis pays last respects to deputy CM
- 11:44 AM IST, Jan 29Amit Shah pays last respects to deputy CM
- 11:41 AM IST, Jan 29Massive crowd at Baramati funeral
- 11:36 AM IST, Jan 29Family members pay their last respects
- 11:22 AM IST, Jan 29Deputy CM's sons perform last rites
- 11:18 AM IST, Jan 29Amit Shah, BJP prez and Maharashtra CM arrive at Vidya Pratishthan
- 11:16 AM IST, Jan 29What is black box?
- 11:05 AM IST, Jan 29Supriya Sule consoles Sunetra Pawar ahead of deputy CM's last rites
- 11:00 AM IST, Jan 29Mortal remains of deputy CM arrive at Vidya Pratishthan ground
- 10:58 AM IST, Jan 29Amit Shah arrives in Baramati
- 10:52 AM IST, Jan 29Ministry of civil aviation issues fresh statement on Baramati crash
- 10:35 AM IST, Jan 29Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde arrive in Baramati
- 10:25 AM IST, Jan 29Cockpit voice recorder, flight data recorder recovered from site: MoCA
- 10:21 AM IST, Jan 29Slogans, tears as villagers mourn Pawar
- 10:18 AM IST, Jan 29Last rites of Ajit Pawar's PSO conducted
- 10:09 AM IST, Jan 29Full state honours accorded to deputy CM
- 9:54 AM IST, Jan 29Supporters chant ‘Ajit dada amar rahe’ as mortal remains are taken to Vidya Pratishthan
- 9:51 AM IST, Jan 29Supriya Sule, Sharad Pawar reach deputy CM's residence
- 9:41 AM IST, Jan 29Pilots' post-mortem completed
- 9:27 AM IST, Jan 29Sharad Pawar reaches residence for final rites
- 9:15 AM IST, Jan 29Mamata Banerjee demands SC-monitored probe
- 9:04 AM IST, Jan 29Uddhav Thackaray mourns Ajit Pawar
- 8:59 AM IST, Jan 29Nephew Rohit Pawar reaches Katewadi residence
- 8:53 AM IST, Jan 29Ajit Pawar's son reaches residence in Katewadi
- 8:47 AM IST, Jan 29Deputy CM's mortal remains brought to his residence
- 8:42 AM IST, Jan 29How was Pawar's body identified? Through wristwatch, say eyewitnesses
- 8:37 AM IST, Jan 29Three-day mourning in Maharashtra since Wednesday
- 8:30 AM IST, Jan 29Supriya Sule, Rohit Pawar gather at Pawar's Katewadi residence
- 8:24 AM IST, Jan 29Accidental death report registered in plane crash case
- 8:19 AM IST, Jan 29Preparations underway for deputy CM's funeral
- 8:15 AM IST, Jan 29Fadnavis, Shinde pay last respects to deputy CM
- 8:09 AM IST, Jan 29What Sharad Pawar said on nephew Ajit Pawar's death
- 8:05 AM IST, Jan 29What led to the Learjet 45 crash in Baramati?
- 8:00 AM IST, Jan 29Supriya Sule pays respects to cousin Ajit Pawar
- 7:49 AM IST, Jan 29Deputy CM's funeral in Baramati today
Ajit Pawar plane crash news highlights: Maharashtra deputy chief minister's last rites were performed at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati. A sea of supporters and political leaders, including CM Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CM Eknath Shinde, paid last respects. Ajit Pawar and four others died in a plane crash in Baramati town in Maharashtra on Wednesday morning, leading to serious concerns about the flight operator and the condition of the airstrip....Read More
The NCP leader, 66, was travelling in a mid-size business jet that departed from Mumbai at 8.10 am for Baramati, where he was scheduled to address rallies for the upcoming rural body elections.
Ajit Pawar's funeral today
The final rites of the NCP president took place at the grounds of Vidya Pratishtan, an education institute set up by the Pawar family, with full state honours on Thursday.
At the packed Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati, Pawar’s sons Parth and Jay lit the funeral pyre as his wife Sunetra, who is a Rajya Sabha member, struggled to hold back tears, while the air resonated with chants of “Ajit Dada amar rahe".
Union ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Murlidhar Mohol, former Union minister Sharad Pawar, who is Ajit Pawar's uncle, and BJP president Nitin Nabin attended the 66-year-old Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief’s funeral.
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CM Eknath Shinde were also present at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati.
Who else was on board the aircraft?
Along with Ajit Pawar, captain Sumit Kapoor, first officer Shambavi Pathak, flight attendant Pinky Mali, and Pawar’s personal security officer Vidhit Jadhav were also killed in the crash.
How did Ajit Pawar die? What led to the crash?
The jet took off at 8.10 am from Mumbai for his home bastion of Baramati. Thirteen minutes later, the Learjet 45 aircraft began its descent but aborted the first landing after the pilot couldn’t see the runway.
After circling back, pilots confirmed a second landing attempt at 8.43am but a minute later, the air traffic control saw flames near the runway as the aircraft veered off course and crashed.
Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu initially suggested that the crash occurred during poor visibility. The ministry statement said conditions were calm and visibility at 3,000 metres.
Sharad Pawar's request to not ‘politicise’ death
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday appealed to people not to turn the death of his nephew, Ajit Pawar, into a political issue.
The senior leader said the crash was an accident and that “politics should not be brought into this”.
Ajit Pawar's legacy
Born on July 22, 1959 to Asha and Anantrao Pawar, Ajit Pawar followed the footsteps of his uncle Sharad Pawar into politics in 1982 when he was elected to the board of a sugar factory.
In 1991, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Baramati and later vacated the seat for his uncle who then became defence minister in P V Narasimha Rao’s government. He then served as Baramati MLA for eight terms from 1991.
He became the state’s deputy chief minister for a record six times under chief ministers Prithviraj Chavan, Devendra Fadnavis, Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde. He is survived by his wife, Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar, and two sons, Jay and Parth Pawar.
