Ajit Pawar death: CM Fadnavis, Shinde and Governor Devvrat reach Baramati

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde along Governor Acharya Devvrat on Wednesday reached Baramati as Pune began to prepare for NCP chief Ajit Pawars last ritesThe leaders reached the site to offer their condolences to the family and party members as well as to participate in the funeral rituals officials saidThey also met the family members of Ajit PawarIn a post on X the CMO wrote Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met with Sunetra Pawar the wife of late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar to offer their condolences Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was also present along with them The leaders expressed their sympathy to the family following the tragic plane crash near Baramati that claimed Ajit Pawarrsquos life pictwittercomTWPf5bBaLsmdash CMO Maharashtra CMOMaharashtra January 28 2026Ajit Pawarrsquos sudden death in the Baramati plane crash has led to widespread grief across the state and the nationPolitical leaders from the across the country including Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Ajit PawarThe state government has declared three days of state mourning and flags are being flown at halfmast across MaharashtraCM Fadnavis had earlier stated that during these three days the national flag will be flown at halfmast at all the buildings in Maharashtra where the national flag is regularly hoistedFuneral arrangements and public condolencesThe local administration has made arrangements for people to offer their condolences and participate in the final rites Several leaders and party workers have also been seen offering prayers and paying their respectsAjit Pawar dies in plane crash Follow LIVE Updates hereAjit Pawar to be cremated with state honoursThe last rites of Ajit Pawar who was killed in the aircraft crash will be held with full state honours on Thursday in Baramati in Pune district reported the PTIThe funeral will take place at the Vidya Pratishthan ground at 11 am The Nationalist Congress Party NCP said that leaders from across the political spectrum will attend and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are expected to be present the news agency reportedThe crash occurred on Wednesday morning shortly after Ajit Pawar and four others took off from Mumbai In addition to Pawar the victims included his personal security officer an attendant and two crew members the pilotincommand and the first officerAjit Pawar is survived by his wife Sunetra Pawar a Rajya Sabha member and two sons Parth and JayPoor visibilityThe aircraft carrying Ajit Pawar was cleared to land at Baramati in Pune on Wednesday morning after a goaround due to poor visibility However once the landing clearance was finally issued the crew did not provide any readback or response to Air Traffic ControlMoments later the aircraft burst into flames at the edge of the runwayThe plane a Learjet 45 operated by VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd was attempting to land in low visibility Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu said A statement from the ministry described the final minutes of the illfated flight which ended in the deaths of all five people on board including Ajit PawarAn investigation has been launched into the incident