Emotional scenes unfolded in Baramati as Maharashtra bid farewell to Deputy CM Ajit Pawar with full state honours. Draped in the national flag, his mortal remains were taken to Vidya Pratishthan ground amid chants of “Ajit Dada Amar Rahe”, with family members and top leaders present. (Pics/PTI)
Updated On: 2026-01-29 03:41 PM IST
Compiled by : Tarun Verma
Full state honours were accorded to Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Thursday as his mortal remains were taken to the Vidya Pratishthan ground for the last rites (Pic/PTI)
Ajit Pawar's son Parth and Jay Pawar paid heartfelt tribute to him during the cremation (Pic/PTI)
Union Home Minister greeted Sharad Pawar at the cremation ceremony of Ajit Pawar (Pic/PTI)
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari paid last tributes to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar (Pic/PTI)
MNS chief Raj Thackeray along with his wife Sharmila was also present in Baramati to pay trbiute to Ajit Pawar who lost his life in a fatal air plane crash on Wednesday (Pic/PTI)
Ajit Pawar's younger son Jay Pawar seemed extremely emotional during the last rites of his father (Pic/PTI)
NCP (SP) MP from Baramati and Ajit Pawar's cousin Supriya Sule was also present during the cremation of the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister (Pic/PTI)
Supporters of Ajit Pawar chanted "Ajit Dada Amar Rahe" as his mortal remains were brought to the ground (Pic/PTI)
Ajit Pawar was killed on Wednesday morning after the chartered Learjet crashed near the Baramati airstrip, around 100 km from Pune. Two pilots, a flight attendant and a personal security officer were also killed in the accident (Pic/PTI)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and BJP chief Nitin Nabin, was also present at the funeral of Ajit Pawar (Pic/PTI)