The preliminary report on the plane crash in which NCP leader Ajit Pawar was killed will be released on or before February 28, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Pune Member of Parliament Murlidhar Mohol said on Sunday.
Ajit Pawar and four others were killed on January 28 after their Learjet 45 plane crashed some distance from Baramati Airport.
Speaking to reporters during an event here, Mohol said, “The preliminary report will be issued one month before (from the day of the accident) on or before February 28.”
The incident was the subject of intense speculation with NCP(SP) MLA and Pawar’s nephew Rohit Pawar holding several press conferences to report what he claimed were irregularities linked to the company owning the plane and other technical anomalies. It also raised suspicions of foul play.
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On Saturday, the Karjat-Jamkhed MLA wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu be asked to resign from the Union government till the investigation into the incident is completed.
“Serious questions have been raised about VSR and its links with Rammohan Naidu’s party. These links should be investigated by an independent and competent authority, preferably in collaboration with international agencies,” Pawar said in the letter, a copy of which was handed over to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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But Mohol said that the DGCA had already issued a press release in which the apex aviation authority explained everything related to the ongoing investigation.
“The statement issued by the agency said that the preliminary report will be issued before February 28. Everything related to the investigation will remain in front of everyone and the report will be published. I do not want to comment on anyone’s statements,” Mohol said.
On February 19, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said that the preliminary report would be published within 30 days of the accident.
