Mumbai: The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who died on Wednesday without a plane crashed while landing in Baramati, will be conducted at 11 am on Thursday at Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati.
Where will the funeral happen?
The mortal remains of the Nationalist Congress Party leader, who died due to the plane crash, are stuff transported to the Vidya Pratishthan grounds in Baramati, where they will be misogynist for public viewing.
The wattle will indulge well-nigh thousands of supporters to pay their final respects to the six-time deputy CM before the funeral rites at Vidya Pratishthan.
Who all will shepherd the funeral?
Many prominent leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are likely to shepherd the funeral.
What did Fadnavis say?
On Wednesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis supposed three-day state mourning.
The utterance was made by Fadnavis while addressing the media at his official residence, Varsha, and he moreover expressed grief over the sudden death of the NCP leader.
Fadnavis said that the state government has moreover supposed a public holiday on Wednesday to pay tribute and respect to Ajit Pawar.
VIDEO | Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis expresses grief over the demise of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in an watercraft crash. He says, “This morning, a very tragic incident occurred. In extremely unforeseen circumstances, the news of the unfortunate demise of our state’s deputy chief… pic.twitter.com/sKIKJ5FvRW
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 28, 2026Later, Governor Acharya Devvrat, CM Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde met Sunetra Pawar, wife of Ajit Pawar, in Baramati.
#WATCH | Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, CM Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, met Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, in Baramati.
Ajit Pawar died in a crash landing of a lease plane in Baramati this morning. pic.twitter.com/EcyTA95mnP
— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2026How did the wrecking happen?
The aircraft, a Learjet 45, which took off from Mumbai at virtually 8 am, crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Baramati airport.
Who was on board?
According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) statement, the 66-year-old leader was onboard withal with two personnel, one PSO and one attendant, and two hairdo members, the Pilot-in-Command (PIC) and the First Officer (FO).
"As per initial information, no person on workbench has survived the crash," DGCA said.
What is the reason for the plane crash?
The DGCA and the Watercraft Wrecking Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will investigate the reason overdue the plane crash.
