Ajit Pawar Cremated Amid Nationwide Mourning

“There is a need for a thorough investigation into the manner in which the accident occurred. I know that Baramati Airport did not have radar. There was no ATC or any other system. So who is responsible for such an accident?”

“If there is no air traffic control (ATC) or radar at Baramati airport, then the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is responsible for it. How do they operate such an airport? DGCA will have to take responsibility. Also, after Ajit Dada’s death, the Pawar family has suffered a big blow and it is inhuman for ministers to say who will lead the NCP or who will be the Deputy Chief Minister in place of Ajit Dada”

“They said that the air crash happened because of low visibility at Baramati airport but Ajit Pawar’s aircraft was clearly visible in the CCTV from a distance while hovering. If there was a foggy atmosphere there, how come the footage in the CCTV is so clear?”

“Although it is not appropriate to talk about this immediately, questions raised by Trinamool Congress President Mamata Banerjee are very important. Why is not a single leader in the ruling party saying firmly that this inquiry must be done or that we should conduct this inquiry even at the international level? Why have NCP leaders Praful Patel, Hasan Mushrif and Dilip Walse Patil, who are the second rung in the party after Ajit Dada, so silent? This is not just a loss for the Pawar family, it is a loss for Maharashtra”

“Late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s funeral is still warm, but Sanjay Raut’s vulture-like comments are a testament to his vulture-like nature. Then everyone in the state is mourning the untimely demise of Ajit Pawar, Raut deliberately defamed him by mentioning the irrigation scam. The people of Maharashtra will give a befitting reply to Sanjay Raut, who is showing a low attitude on this sad occasion. Raut, who has lost his mental balance, has reached the peak of insensitivity”

“BJP knows how to treat an ally. If the BJP released front page newspaper advertisements to pay emotional tribute to its true friend, then why should Raut get a stomach ache? Maharashtra has seen how Uddhav Thackeray and Raut stabbed their ally Devendra Fadnavis in the back for power in 2019. The investigation into the plane crash will be expedited. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has written to Union Civil Aviation Minister Naidu demanding an inquiry into Ajit Dada’s plane crash. The Union Ministry has also ordered an inquiry. Not only this, a CID inquiry has also been ordered. It is unfortunate that Sanjay Raut did not leave an opportunity to do politics even in this situation”

“I don’t think anything much will come out of the CID investigation announced today. Instead, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe must be conducted and that too under the supervision of a High Court judge”