Bengaluru, Jan 28 (PTI) Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday paid tributes to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who was killed in a plane crash in Pune.
Pawar(66) and four others were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed while landing near Baramati in Pune district on Wednesday morning.
In the House, Speaker U T Khader, informing about Pawar’s death, paid tributes to the departed leader.
Recalling Pawar’s long political journey and that he was a six time Deputy CM of Maharashtra, the Speaker said, “he was the voice of poor, downtrodden, farmers. He was a straightforward politician, a prominent personality from the cooperative field, and was known as Ajit Dada among his followers.” Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil remembering Pawar’s leadership qualities said, he used to meet every person who had come to meet him every day.
He also appreciated Pawar’s growth in politics from the cooperative sector, and said he had worked with the NCP leader, when he was Congress’ Maharashtra in charge. “Ajit Pawar was strong on his decisions.” Leader of Opposition R Ashoka, JD(S) floor leader Suresh Babu, Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar among others spoke remembering Pawar’s leadership and work for Maharashtra state.
Pawar was traveling to Baramati from Mumbai to address public meetings as part of the campaign for the February 5 zilla parishad elections in Maharashtra, when his flight crashed.
According to Flight Radar, the flight took off from Mumbai at 8.10 am and it disappeared from radar around 8.45 am. PTI KSU ADB
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