Mamata Banerjee demands 'proper investigation' into Baramati plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and the Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee called for “proper investigation” into the plane crash that killed Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, early Wednesday.

“The incident needs proper investigation,” Banerjee posted on X shortly after the death of Ajit Pawar in the crash in Baramati, Maharashtra, was confirmed.

“Deeply shocked and stunned by the sudden demise of Ajit Pawar!” she wrote on the social media platform. “The Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and his co-passengers have died in a disastrous plane crash at Baramati today morning, and I am feeling a deep sense of loss.”

She conveyed her condolences to Ajit Pawar’s family, “including his uncle Sharad Pawarji” and all the friends and followers of the deceased leader.