Odisha CM Mohan Majhi condoles demise of Ajit Pawar

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today condoled the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

"The news of the untimely demise of Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Shri Ajit Pawar ji in an aeroplane accident is extremely heartbreaking. Shri Pawar ji was a dynamic politician and a dedicated public servant. In this hour of profound grief, I express my condolences to the bereaved family, colleagues, and the people of Maharashtra," he said in a statement.

Ajit Pawar and four others died after a charter plane carrying them from Mumbai crash-landed in Baramati on Wednesday morning, officials said.

The Mumbai-Baramati charter aircraft crash landed at around 8.45 am at the runway threshold of the Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, all five people on board lost their lives in the incident.

Ajit Pawar was travelling in the aircraft along with his personal security officer and an attendant. The flight was operated by two crew members.

Emergency teams rushed to the spot soon after the crash. The exact cause of the accident was not immediately known. An investigation is underway to ascertain the circumstances leading to the crash.