Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s phone call to Sharad Pawar marked a gesture of empathy after the shocking demise of Ajit Pawar in a Baramati vicinity plane crash, deeply affecting Maharashtra on Wednesday.
Condolences flowed as funeral plans solidify for Thursday in the late leader’s hometown, with Modi and Shah tipped to attend.
On X, Modi articulated profound distress over the accident, standing in solidarity with mourning kin and seeking divine fortitude for them.
Political heavyweights lament a ‘dark chapter,’ emphasizing Pawar’s stature in state governance.
Crash forensics unveil drama: Learjet pilots battled invisibility of Runway 11, twice aborting before clearance, only for fire to erupt immediately after.
The VSR-operated craft, bound for Pawar’s event, crashed killing all five aboard at the training-oriented aerodrome.
Aviation release chronicles: 8:18 AM init contact, Pune release at 30 NM for visual ops.
Weather brief: still air, 3000m sight. Initial final approach blind—go-around. Retry: promised call on visual, given at 8:43, silent readback, blaze at 8:44 by threshold left.
Emergency response confirmed fatalities amid debris. Scrutiny intensifies on procedural lapses at uncontrolled venues, as tributes honor Pawar’s contributions and vow aviation reforms.