What Ajit Pawar Said In Last Phone Call Before Death In Plane Crash

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has released the audio of Ajit Pawar's last phone conversation before he died in a plane crash last week. The 66-year-old had last spoken to Shrijeet Pawar, an NCP worker from Katewadi, just nine minutes before the crash during a landing attempt near Baramati airport on January 28.

In his last conversation, Ajit Pawar gave a message of unity and equality, highlighting the need to take along all religions and castes. Recounting the call, Shrijeet Pawar said he had sent a message around 8:19 am to Ajit Pawar, fondly known as 'dada' in Maharashtra's politics, about some work.

Ajit Pawar gave him a ring back around 8:37 am as the plane came within the network coverage area while landing. After a brief exchange over a local issue, he hung up, assuring he will call him later as they prepared for landing. Just nine minutes later, the crash occurred.

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"Ajit Dada and I are from the same village. I had sent him a message regarding a certain matter. He called me as soon as he got network coverage. He said that we are taking all castes and religions along with us," said Shrijeet Pawar.

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The reason why the audio has been made public is that Pawar had a message that the party believes should reach the masses. "This is an attempt to bring this audio call recording to everyone's attention so that Maharashtra knows what Ajit Dada's thoughts were until his last breath," said Shrijeet Pawar.

The conversation between the two went like:

Ajit Pawar: "We also take all castes and religions along with us."

Shrijeet Pawar: "No, Dada, I just said what I felt."

Ajit Pawar: "The Mali community has been given representation in the Zilla Parishad from the Supe group. We have tried to give justice to everyone."

Shrijeet Pawar: "Yes, Dada, take whatever decision you think is right."

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Ajit Pawar's Death

On January 28, Ajit Pawar had taken off around 8 am from Mumbai in a Learjet 45 operated by Delhi-based company VSR Ventures. He was scheduled to address four election rallies in his hometown, Baramati, ahead of local body polls. The plane crashed around 8:45 am while attempting a second approach to Baramati Airport.

Besides Pawar, his personal security officer and attendant, and two cockpit crew, pilot-in-command Sumit Kapur and first officer Shambhavi Pathak, were among those on board who died in the crash.

Ajit Pawar's death leaves a void not only in the NCP family but also in Maharashtra state politics. Days after the tragic incident, his wife Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as a deputy chief minister to fill the post left vacant by the senior leader.