US EditionMamata Seeks Supreme Court-Monitored Probe Into Ajit Pawar’s Death
Mamata Banerjee alleges possible foul play in Ajit Pawar's death and calls for a Supreme Court-led probe citing compromised investigative agencies.
- On Jan 28, 2026, Mamata Banerjee demanded a Supreme Court‑monitored investigation into the plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar, saying she was "really shocked" and calling for a proper probe.
- Banerjee argued the agencies are compromised and only the Supreme Court can be trusted, saying investigative agencies have lost independence and Ajit Pawar was about to return to Sharad Pawar's party.
- Officials said the aircraft that was landing in the Baramati area, Pune district, crashed, killing Ajit Pawar, 66, and four other persons on Wednesday.
- Sharad Pawar urged against politicising the death and called it an accident, saying `politics should not be brought into this`, while Devendra Fadnavis condemned Mamata Banerjee's remarks as "dirty and despicable politics."
- The Maharashtra government declared three days of state mourning with flags at half-mast from January 28 to January 30, closed state government offices Wednesday, and Banerjee deferred her New Delhi visit.
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Mamata seeks SC-guided probe into Ajit plane crash; Sharad says don’t politicise issue - The Tribune
Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other Opposition leaders demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the death of Ajit Pawar, uncle of the late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Maratha leader Sharad Pawar urged everyone not to politicise the matter.
Ajit Pawar Plane Crash: Devendra Fadnavis Accuses Mamata Banerjee of ‘Stooping to Low Level in Politics’
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of indulging in "dirty and despicable politics" as various leaders across the political spectrum mourn the sudden demise of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has expressed strong displeasure over Mamata Banerjee's statement linking Ajit Pawar's death in the plane crash to a political conspiracy. He said that Ajit Pawar's death was an accident and politicizing it is unfortunate and condemnable.
Condolenses pour in after Ajit Pawar dies, Mamata demands SC probe
Since the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar in a tragic plane crash on Wednesday, January 26, various political leaders, businesspersons and actors have expressed condolences, remembering him as an established politician. Early Wednesday morning, Pawar and four others died in a plane crash in Baramati in Maharashtra’s Pune district after pilots reported low visibility and went si…
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