Baramati (Maharashtra) [India], January 29 : Shiv Sena leader Deepak Kesarkar on Thursday remembered Maharashtra Deputy CM and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Ajit Pawar for his "discipline and punctuality" after his demise in a plane crash.
Speaking to ANI, Kesarkar asserted that Pawar's death is a huge loss to Maharashtra, which cannot be compensated.
"Ajit Pawar's contributions to Maharashtra politics are inspirational for everyone. Dada did a lot of work with the cooperative sector. I will always remember him for his discipline and punctuality. His passing away is a huge loss to our state which cannot be compensated," he said.
Ajit 'Dada' Pawar died on Wednesday in a plane crash at Baramati airport, leaving behind a long career of ups and downs in politics. He was headed to Baramati to attend a public rally for the Zilla Parishad Elections.
Meanwhile, the mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar were on Thursday brought to his residence in Katewadi ahead of his last rites. Funeral preparations are underway at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati for the Nationalist Congress leader.
The funeral procession for Maharashtra's longest-serving Deputy CM (non-consecutively) will start from the Vidya Pratishthan campus (Gadima) at 9 AM, pass through the city for people to pay their respects to Pawar, and culminate at the Vidya Pratishthan Ground for the funeral, scheduled to take place at 11 AM.
Ajit Pawar was born on 22nd July 1959 in Deolali Pravara, Rahuri taluka, Ahmednagar district.
He was known among the people as "Ajit Dada" because of his tireless striving for the people of Maharashtra and his ability to stay connected to the people and the soil.
In addition to making significant contributions to government administration, Pawar oversaw the management of various cooperative organisations, including Milk Unions and Federations and sugar factories.
Ajit Pawar was the longest-serving Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra non-consecutively. He served in the position for six terms within various governments. He had worked as deputy chief minister in the cabinets of Prithviraj Chavan, Devendra Fadnavis, Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde.
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