AAP to raise Baramati plane crash in Parliament

Pune: Aam Aadmi Party, a key member of the INDIA bloc, on Saturday supported NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar's suspicion of a conspiracy behind his uncle Ajit Pawar's death in a plane crash and assured him of taking up the issue in Parliament session starting from Monday.Rohit met former Delhi chief minister and national convener of AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) Arvind Kejriwal and the party's Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh in the national capital on Saturday. He shared with them details of the plane crash near the Baramati airport in which Ajit Pawar died on Jan 28.
"Rohit shared a lot of details related to the plane crash. When we raise these in Parliament, the govt will not have any answer to defend itself. There is a suspicion over the link of the plane crash with the merger talks of NCPs. This needs to be probed," Singh said, after the meeting with Rohit. "The govt's claim that the black box of the plane got damaged is quite suspicious. There have been bigger plane crashes, including the Ahmedabad tragedy. Black boxes of those planes were recovered. Considering the increase in suspicion over Ajit Pawar's death, we will raise the issue in Parliament," Singh told reporters in Delhi.Rohit said his purpose to visit Delhi was to seek help of the INDIA bloc members to raise the issue of Ajit Pawar's death at the national-level. "We tried to register an FIR in Maharashtra but did not get any help from police. Therefore, I have come to Delhi to raise the issue at the national-level. I met Arvind Kejriwal. He has assured me of support. He was of the opinion that the DGCA should undergo major reforms," Rohit said.The NCP (SP) MLA said he would be in Delhi for the next few days and meet other opposition members, including Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, to discuss the issue of Ajit Pawar's death.Sunetra will speak after final probe report Maharashtra deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar, wife of Ajit Pawar, said she would react to the investigation of the plane crash once the final report was submitted. She told reporters in Pune, "Several agencies are investigating the case. The report recently submitted (by Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau) is a preliminary report and not the final one. I will speak on the issue once the final report is submitted."Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Women's day wishes, messages and quotes !