‘Stooping Very Low’: Fadnavis Slams Mamata’s ‘Petty Politics’ On Ajit Pawar's Death

Last Updated:January 28, 2026, 20:46 IST

CM Mamata Banerjee raised doubts over the plane crash and demanded a high-level investigation under the monitoring of the Supreme Court.

Fadnavis Slams Mamata for ‘Dirty Politics’ Over Ajit Pawar Plane Crash. (File)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday strongly criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for raising questions over the death of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in a plane crash. He called her remarks “dirty and petty politics" and said it was deeply regrettable to politicise a tragic death.

What Fadnavis said?

Responding to Mamata Banerjee’s statement, Fadnavis said it was sad that politics was being played over someone’s death. He pointed out that Sharad Pawar had already said the incident was an accident and appealed to leaders not to indulge in politics. Fadnavis said Mamata Banerjee was stooping to a very low level and should not have made such statements or defamed Ajit Pawar.

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Deputy CM Eknath Shinde too echoed the same. He said, “I still cannot believe he is no longer with us. I met the family and they are deeply saddened. He was kind-hearted, made a significant contribution to Maharashtra’s politics, and this tragedy should not be politicised."

Mamata seeks SC-monitored probe

Earlier in the day, Mamata Banerjee claimed that Ajit Pawar was planning to quit the NDA and join the INDIA bloc. She raised doubts over the plane crash and demanded a high-level investigation under the monitoring of the Supreme Court. She said Pawar was expected to change sides and questioned how the crash took place.

Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash

Ajit Pawar, 66, and four others were killed when the aircraft they were travelling in crashed in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Wednesday morning. The incident happened when the plane landed near Baramati. The NCP leader’s last rites will be held on Thursday at Baramati.

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Ajit Pawar was part of the NDA government in Maharashtra after breaking away from the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party. Recently, the two NCP factions had come together for civic body elections in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, though they achieved limited success.

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