Ajit Pawar death: Mamata demands Supreme Court-monitored probe; Kharge raises concern over plane crash

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Workers acceptable   up   a condolence banner pursuing  the passing distant  of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, successful  Mumbai, connected  January 28, 2026.

Workers acceptable up a condolence banner pursuing the passing distant of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, successful Mumbai, connected January 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

After Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed successful a level clang successful Baramati, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026) demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the incident. She alleged that “all different agencies” person been “completely compromised”.

Stressing that the information would not look done existing mechanisms, Ms. Banerjee said lone a probe nether the supervision of the Supreme Court would beryllium credible. “We spot lone the Supreme Court. All different agencies person been wholly compromised,” she told reporters successful Kolkata earlier leaving for Singur.

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Mr. Pawar (66) and 4 others were killed aft an craft carrying them crashed adjacent Baramati successful Pune territory connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026) morning.

This was a tiny plane, wherefore did this happen: Congress main Mallikarjun Kharge

Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026) said determination should beryllium a probe into the aerial clang successful which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and 4 others were killed.

Asked astir Ms. Banerjee demanding a Supreme Court-monitored probe into Pawar's decease successful the level crash, Mr. Kharge said determination should beryllium a probe arsenic it was an accident. "Everyone, each leaders, support travelling for urgent work. But truthful galore instances, we saw successful Ahmedabad however a large level crashed. This was a tiny plane, wherefore this happened? It should beryllium probed. We request a probe," helium said.

The Learjet 46, operated by Delhi-based VSR Ventures, crash-landed astatine the Baramati airport. There were 5 radical connected board, including the unit members, according to aviation regulator DGCA.

Mr. Kharge said Mr. Pawar's decease was untimely and helium was idiosyncratic who worked for the people. "This has wounded everyone, including his household members, and we stock their grief and commune that they tin carnivore this loss," the Congress main told reporters successful the Parliament House complex.

A squad of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is expected to inspect the level clang tract and initiate the investigation.

Published - January 28, 2026 04:28 p.m. IST

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