<p>Mumbai: Veteran politician and Pawar-family patriarch Sharad Pawar ruled out any conspiracy vis-a-vis the plane crash involving his nephew and Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, describing it as an "accident." </p><p>An emotional and weak Pawar, the NCP (SP) supremo, in a brief statement, requested people not to politicise the issue.</p><p>“Some people are trying to give a political colour to the incident. There is no politics involved; it is purely an accident. It has caused immense grief to me and to the entire state of Maharashtra. I appeal to everyone not to politicise this tragedy,” said Pawar, a four-time former Maharashtra Chief Minister and three-time Union Minister. </p>.Maharashtra local body polls: Power struggle continues in majority of 29 corporations.<p>“There's no conspiracy involved; it's purely an accident. Maharashtra has suffered a huge loss with the passing of Ajit Pawar. A capable leader has left us today. Maharashtra has lost a great personality today. This loss can never be compensated,” the Senior Pawar said. </p><p>“Everything is not in our hands. I feel helpless. Crying may seem shameful. Some incidents have no politics behind them, and I have clearly stated my stance on this. There's no conspiracy involved; it's purely an accident,” the 85-year-old said.</p><p>In fact, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar and four others.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Veteran politician and Pawar-family patriarch Sharad Pawar ruled out any conspiracy vis-a-vis the plane crash involving his nephew and Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, describing it as an "accident." </p><p>An emotional and weak Pawar, the NCP (SP) supremo, in a brief statement, requested people not to politicise the issue.</p><p>“Some people are trying to give a political colour to the incident. There is no politics involved; it is purely an accident. It has caused immense grief to me and to the entire state of Maharashtra. I appeal to everyone not to politicise this tragedy,” said Pawar, a four-time former Maharashtra Chief Minister and three-time Union Minister. </p>.Maharashtra local body polls: Power struggle continues in majority of 29 corporations.<p>“There's no conspiracy involved; it's purely an accident. Maharashtra has suffered a huge loss with the passing of Ajit Pawar. A capable leader has left us today. Maharashtra has lost a great personality today. This loss can never be compensated,” the Senior Pawar said. </p><p>“Everything is not in our hands. I feel helpless. Crying may seem shameful. Some incidents have no politics behind them, and I have clearly stated my stance on this. There's no conspiracy involved; it's purely an accident,” the 85-year-old said.</p><p>In fact, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar and four others.</p>