Ajit Pawar funeral: Final journey begins as Maharashtra Dy CM is accorded full state honours

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The last rites of Ajit Pawar, 66, would be performed at the sports ground of Vidya Pratishthan in Baramati in Pune district around 11 am.

People pay their last respects to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar after he was killed in a VSR Ventures-operated Learjet 45 aircraft crash in Baramati(REUTERS)

Ajit Pawar was killed on Wednesday, January 28, morning after the chartered Learjet crashed near the Baramati airstrip

29 Jan 2026, 10:27:41 AM IST

Ajit Pawar funeral: Villagers mourn Pawar, fill sky with 'Ajit Dada Amar Rahe' chants

Hundreds of mourners thronged the residence of Ajit Pawar at his native village Katewadi on Thursday morning to pay their last respects to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister who died in a plane crash.

Grief-stricken people from Katewadi and nearby villages in Pune district, joined by NCP workers, made a beeline outside the residence gates, chanting slogans such as "Ajit Dada Amar Rahe" and "Ajit Dada Parat Ya" (Ajit Dada please come back).

29 Jan 2026, 10:24:59 AM IST