'Inhuman' to talk about Ajit Pawar's successor right now, says Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut connected Friday (January 30, 2026) said it is "inhuman" to speech astir the leadership of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) conscionable aft the tragic decease of its president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

On Thursday (January 29, 2026), a time aft Pawar died successful a level clang successful Baramati successful Pune district, voices emerged wrong the NCP for a State furniture berth for his woman Sunetra, with immoderate leaders suggesting she should besides pb the party, a constituent of the BJP-led ruling Mahayuti alliance.

"It is inhuman to speech connected this (leadership) issue. If anyone has raised this issue, past they person zero humanity. Be it Ministers oregon MLAs. The pistillate (Ajit Pawar's woman Sunetra) has mislaid her husband. Her (Sunetra Pawar) eyes are inactive welling," Mr. Raut said.

Sunetra Pawar, who lost the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Baramati, is presently a Rajya Sabha MP. Ajit Pawar was the MLA from the Baramati Assembly seat.

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Ajit Pawar (66) died connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026) successful an aerial crash, leaving down a large void successful his enactment and pushing the State authorities into turmoil. Talks astir the imaginable merger of the NCP and its rival NCP (SP), led by seasoned person Sharad Pawar, person gained momentum aft Ajit Pawar's death.