Latest Ajit Pawar News & Updates

Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) The NCP delegation comprising a Minister and MLAs, on Tuesday, submitted a memorandum to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis demanding an expedited investigation into the tragic death of former Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28 in Baramati. The delegation comprising Women and Child Welfare Minister Aditi Tatkare, legislators Chetan Tupe, Sulabha Khodke, Sana Malik, Saroj Ahire, Anil Patil, Shekhar Nikam, among others, urged the …

Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) The family of Pinky Mali, a flight attendant who died in the Baramati plane crash, has alleged that the owner of the charter company involved in the incident attempted to pressure them to stay away from speaking to the media. According to the family, VSR owner V.K. Singh allegedly warned Pinky Mali’s brother, Karan Mali, not to speak publicly about the incident or give statements to the media.Pinky Mali was among those on board the chartered aircraft that crashed in Bar…

Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) NCP-SP legislator Rohit Pawar, on Monday, made a series of allegations regarding the air crash incident involving Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and former NCP Chief late Ajit Pawar. He has called for a deeper investigation into whether the incident was a genuine accident or a deliberate attempt on the late NCP leader’s life.According to Rohit Pawar, visibility on the day of the accident was extremely poor, measuring only 3,000 metre. He claimed that the aircraft’s pilo…

Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) While Pune district has secured the highest overall allocation in the District Annual Plan (DAP) for the 2026-27 financial year, Nagpur — the home district of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis — has recorded the most significant funding increase.According to the Maharashtra Budget presented by Fadnavis last Friday, Nagpur has consistently recorded the highest growth in allocations over the past three years. For the coming fiscal year, Pune, Nagpur, and Mumbai suburban dis…

Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya had a close shave on Saturday after the helicopter in which he was travelling developed a technical glitch, and made an emergency landing at Lucknow Airport. Deputy Chief Minister Maurya was travelling by the helicopter from La Martiniere Ground in Lucknow to Kaushambi when the issue occurred.According to sources, a sudden technical malfunction forced the pilot to carry out an emergency landing at Lucknow Airport as…

Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) The Shiv Sena(Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Saturday raised a stern alarm regarding the state’s “deteriorating” financial health.”Maharashtra is currently grappling with a massive debt estimated between Rs 9.5 to Rs 10 lakh crore,” the party said.While Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis dedicated the annual budget presented in the state Assembly on Friday to former Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar and lauded his strict financial discipline, it claimed that such discipl…

Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Following the death of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, members of his family have expressed suspicion over the circumstances surrounding the accident.Sources said his son, Parth Pawar, along with other family members, is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek a high-level probe into the incident. Parth Pawar on Thursday also filed his nomination as the NCP nominee for the Rajya Sabha election.While the Nationalist Congress…

Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) NCP (Sharad Pawar) working president and MP Supriya Sule on Thursday demanded a transparent probe into the plane crash involving former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in Baramati on January 28.Addressing a press conference, Sule said people who hold Ajit Pawar in high regard remain deeply anxious following the accident. She stressed that a clear and honest inquiry was necessary to maintain public trust.“The people who love Ajit Dada are uneasy. There is a c…

Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) The internal process to reunite the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has come to a complete standstill following the untimely death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Senior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil clarified that while a merger was nearing finalisation, the sudden “cruel twist of fate” has made it impossible to proceed with the discussions as originally planned. Jayant Patil told reporters that secret high-level meetings between the t…

Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) NCP (SP) MLA, Rohit Pawar, on Wednesday alleged that Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s life was at risk during his 2023 visit to Davos. At a press conference, he suggested a potential conspiracy involving the aviation company VSR, drawing parallels to a recent technical glitch involving late Ajit Pawar’s plane that led to the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister’s untimely demise.According to Rohit Pawar, the incident occurred between January 16 and 20, 2023, while Ekna…