Ajit Pawar plane crash: A family in grief, a state in shock as thousands pay last respects

Maharashtra is in mourning after Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a tragic charter plane crash in Baramati earlier today. His mortal remains were brought to the Vidya Pratishthan Ground in Baramati, where thousands of supporters, party workers, and local residents gathered to pay their last respects.Family members, including his wife Sunetra Pawar and son Parth Pawar, were seen grieving as senior political leaders arrived to offer condolences. Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, NCP leaders Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule, and several ministers paid tributes, reflecting the scale of the loss across political lines.Visuals from Baramati showed long queues, emotional scenes, and a heavy police presence as the public gathered for the final farewell. Wreckage from the crashed aircraft was also seen at the crash site, as investigators began examining the circumstances surrounding the plane crash that claimed five lives.Ajit Pawar, widely known as “Dada” among supporters, was a towering political figure in Maharashtra. His sudden death has sent shockwaves across the state, leaving a family in grief and a state in collective mourning.