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‘Like an elder brother’: Eknath Shinde mourns Ajit Pawar's death

Posted on: Jan 28, 2026 11:13 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
‘Like an elder brother’: Eknath Shinde mourns Ajit Pawar's death
THe untimely dying of surrogate Chief government minister Ajit Pawar on midweek has left wing Maharashtra in a state of shock. Mourning the NCP leader's demise, fellow Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that Pawar's death is a “great loss to the state” “He was a studious, courageous and disciplined leader with a strong command over the administration. He never hesitated to say no to schemes and projects that would have put an unnecessary burden on the state exchequer. He was like an elder brother to me,” said Shinde while speaking to reporters on Wednesday. Also Read | Massive fire, plane split on impact: What we know so far about Ajit Pawar plane crashThe Shinde Sena leader further added that he and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be leaving for Baramati. Follow LIVE updates hereAll scheduled programming for both the leaders has been cancelled for the day. Shinde further told reporters that the state government will conduct an inquiry into the plane crash. Ajit Pawar dies in plane crashMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died on Wednesday morning after a chartered plane crashed in Pune's Baramati. Along with the NCP leader, four others on board were killed in the horrific crash.The NCP leader was scheduled to address four election rallies in his home turf of Baramati. His appearance at rallies was scheduled for the upcoming Zilla Parishad polls in the region. Baramati airport manager Shivaji Taware told HT that the plane crashed while it was attempting to land.

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