Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) Rohit Pawar met former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday at the latter’s residence in Delhi and discussed with him the death of his uncle, former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, and the investigation into the plane crash that claimed his life.
According to Rohit, he told Kejriwal about his inability to file an FIR over Ajit Pawar’s death with the Maharashtra Police, and said the AAP leader was “surprised” when he learned about it.
He added that Kejriwal said a detailed investigation was necessary into Ajit Pawar’s death and claimed to have extended his support.
“We shared all our collected information with Arvind Kejriwal and he was shocked to learn that even though anyone can register an FIR anywhere in the country, it is not allowed for someone who wants to fight for Ajit Pawar,” Rohit said after his meeting with Kejriwal.
While Rohit Pawar claimed that Kejriwal extended his support, the former Delhi chief minister is yet to comment on what they discussed in the meeting. Apart from Kejriwal and Rohit Pawar, AAP MP Sanjay Singh was also present in the meeting.
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“We aim to ensure that Ajit Dada He gets justice, whether his death was an accident or a political conspiracy. A thorough criminal investigation is crucial to this. In Maharashtra, we don’t get justice. Maharashtra Police has not registered our FIR and the CID investigation is progressing very slowly,” Rohit Pawar added, news agency ANI reported.
“I want to meet Rahul Gandhi and other leaders”
In his bid to file an FIR on Ajit Pawar’s death, Rohit said that after Kejriwal, he also wants to meet other leaders of the India Bloc including Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, Hemant Soren and others. He said that he would meet Gandhi in the next two days.
“We want to meet Rahul Gandhi; we have also requested that. We have got a time between the 9th, 10th and 11th, which will see the presence of Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, Hemant Soren and other leaders,” Rohit said.
Ajit Pawar, who led a different faction of the NCP led by his family, died in a plane crash with four others on board earlier this year on January 28 when a Learjet 45 operated by VSR Ventures crashed near the Baramati airstrip in Pune district.
His death is being investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which has questioned VK Singh, owner of VSR Ventures.
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Rohit Pawar questions AAIB’s initial report
Rohit Pawar has expressed his disapproval with the CID’s pace of investigation on multiple occasions and has consistently attacked VSR Ventures and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Hindustan Times reported earlier that Rohit on Wednesday alleged discrepancies in the initial report issued by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau and questioned its intent and credibility.
He pointed out, “The AAIB report stated that the plane hit trees but there were no trees in the vicinity except for some bushes far from the scene of the accident. The plane did not even touch them. The observation they made is completely wrong.” “The report claims that the plane veered to the right, but the footage clearly shows that it leaned to the left. If they can’t even determine the direction of fall correctly, how can we trust the rest of the report,” Rohit said.
