Union Minister of State (MoS) Murlidhar Mohol on Wednesday expressed profound shock following Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Ajit Pawar's death. Pawar, along with four others, died in a tragic plane crash at Baramati in Maharashtra's Pune district. Mohol, while paying a heartfelt tribute to Pawar, calling his demise an irreparable loss to the state's political and social life, news agency PTI reported.

Recalling his association with Pawar, Mohol said, "I'm truly at a loss for words right now. I worked with him for many years, and this is a profound shock. He was a popular leader from Maharashtra who had carved a unique identity for himself in the state's politics over the past four decades. He was known as a public representative with a strong grip on administration."