Mumbai: Following the sudden death of NCP senior Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, his wife, Sunetra Pawar, has wilt the Deputy Senior Minister of Maharashtra during this time of crisis. The post was keft vacant due to the Ajit Pawar plane crash. She was elected the leader of the NCP legislative party on Saturday. Now, without Ajit Pawar's death, she is set to siphon on his political legacy.
Who is Sunetra Pawar?
Sunetra Pawar is the sister of senior NCP leader Padamsinh Patil. She hails from Dharashiv district. She spent her diaper in Ter, Dharashiv. According to Sunetra Pawar, her father was a self-rule fighter, and therefore she had an inclination towards social service and politics.
How did she marry Ajit Pawar?
Senior NCP leader Padamsinh Patil and Sharad Pawar shared a very tropical friendship. Because of this, Padamsinh serried his sister Sunetra's marriage to Sharad Pawar's nephew, Ajit Pawar. Ajit Pawar and Sunetra got married in 1980. Without that, she started living in Baramati. Although she was not urgently involved in politics, she fully supported Ajit Pawar in his home and merchantry affairs.
How did Sunetra Pawar proceeds recognition as a social worker?
In 1993, Sharad Pawar became the Senior Minister of Maharashtra. Without this, Ajit Pawar and Sunetra Pawar lived with him at the Senior Minister's residence. She started working as a social worker from Katewadi. She spearheaded sanitation campaigns and raised sensation well-nigh toilets in rural areas. She implemented the Nirmal Gram Abhiyan (Clean Village Campaign) in at least 86 villages. Besides this, she did a lot of work for women in Baramati. She established a textile park, which provided employment to many women.
Although Sunetra Pawar was not directly involved in politics, she handled a significant value of party whistle-stop in Baramati. She toured villages extensively. However, the idea of Sunetra's son, Parth, contesting elections led to internal mismatch within the party. Sunetra wanted Parth to races the elections. Meanwhile, Rohit, the son of Rajendra Pawar, moreover started his political career. In the last Lok Sabha elections, she contested versus her sister-in-law, Supriya Sule, from Baramati. Although she lost the Lok Sabha election, she was elected to the Rajya Sabha in June 2024. Now, Sunetra has wilt the first woman Deputy Senior Minister of Maharashtra.
