The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has formally demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the plane crash involving former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. To press the demand, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar today met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and sought a comprehensive and independent investigation into the incident.
Speaking after the meeting, NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) Maharashtra president
Sunil Tatkare said senior leaders, including National Working President Praful Patel, ministers Hasan Mushrif and Parth Pawar, had met the Chief Minister to seek a comprehensive probe.
"We have requested the Chief Minister to have this entire incident investigated by the CBI. The Chief Minister has assured us that the state government will write to the Union Home Minister and take the necessary steps to pursue a CBI investigation," Tatkare said.