Full state honours were accorded to the late politician as members of his family and different parties gathered in Baramati to attend Ajit Pawar’s funeral.
Ajit Pawar’s sons Parth and Jay performed his last rites. Home Minister Amit Shah, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and others attended the funeral.
#WATCH | Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s sons, Parth and Jay, perform the last rites rituals of their father, in Baramati pic.twitter.com/ahESsl7i8a
— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2026
Villagers from Katewadi and neighbouring areas in Pune district, along with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers, queued outside the family home, raising emotional slogans such as “Ajit Dada Amar Rahe (Ajit Dada will live on forever)” and “Ajit Dada Parat Ya” (Ajit Dada please come back), as per news agency PTI.
Read more: Ajit Pawar Plane Crash Live Updates
Many mourners recalled Pawar’s contribution to the region, with several saying, “A leader like him will not be born again,” as per PTI.
#WATCH | Katewadi, Baramati | Full state honours accorded to Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who lost his life in a charter plane crash in Baramati yesterday
Ajit Pawar’s wife, Sunetra Pawar, and their sons, Parth and Jay, are present. pic.twitter.com/WTQQg5LHXr— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2026
Plane crash claims Pawar’s life
Ajit Pawar, 66, died on the morning of Wednesday, January 28, when a chartered Learjet carrying him crashed near the Baramati airstrip.
The accident also claimed the lives of two pilots, a flight attendant and a personal security officer.
On Thursday morning (January 29), Pawar’s mortal remains were brought from Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Hospital in Baramati, where they had been kept overnight, to his native village Katewadi.
First Published:Â Jan 29, 2026 10:59 AM IST
