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‘Dada’s death suspicious’: Sanjay Raut claims BJP threatened Ajit Pawar with Sinchan Scam files, demands probe

Statesman News Service

‘Dada's death suspicious’: Sanjay Raut claims BJP threatened Ajit Pawar with Sinchan Scam files, demands probe. (Photo: IANS)


Shiv Sena (UBT) Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut today raised questions on the Baramati plane crash that claimed former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s life on 28 January, and demanded a probe into the case.

Casting doubts over the sudden demise of the NCP leader in the plane crash, Raut said, “The manner in which a leader like Ajit Pawar, a tall leader of Maharashtra, died in a plane crash and the facts which are coming to light – it should be investigated, I think there is something dubious here.”

Calling his death suspicious, he further added that these questions are being raised by Ajit’s party as well.

Even NCP-SCP leader Anil Deshmukh has demanded an investigation into the case. He said, “…There should be a thorough inquiry and the truth should come out at the earliest.”

Expressing doubt over the mention of poor visibility as the cause of the crash, he said, “It is being said that the accident occurred due to reduced visibility. However, the videos were shot from a distance but still clearly show the plane flying, tilting during landing, and ultimately crashing. So, several people are suspicious about reduced visibility being mentioned as the cause of the crash. The black box has been retrieved, it will be examined. Everything will be clear in the examination.”

Raut alleges BJP threatened Ajit

Post Ajit’s demise, speculation over the unification of the two factions of NCP has intensified, with leaders from both factions claiming that Ajit had finalised the merger before his death. Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar also mentioned that Ajit was due to announce the coming together of the two factions on 12 February.

In this backdrop, Raut also claimed that Ajit wanted to ‘return home’ after BJP threatened him with the Sinchan Scam files.

He said, “Something did happen behind the curtains. Ajit dada had said that he wants to ‘return home’, after that the people of BJP threatened him with the Sinchan Scam files. Ajit Pawar then responded to them over the same Sinchan Scam files. He died mysteriously within 10 days of that. What do we understand from this? This reminds us of Justice Loya. Did someone do something here?”

However, just hours after the plane crash, Sharad Pawar urged people not to politicise the death of his nephew Ajit Pawar, saying that the plane crash was an accident.

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