Sunetra Pawar takes charge as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister
India Today
Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash on January 28 morning when the aircraft, en route to Baramati from Mumbai, nosedived near the landing airstrip. He, along with four others on the plane, including both the pilots, lost their lives.
Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday officially took charge as the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, 13 days after the sudden death of her husband Ajit Pawar in a plane crash in Baramati. She was accompanied by her elder son, Parth Pawar, and NCP MP Praful Patel. She signed a file and attended a pre-Cabinet meeting of NCP.
Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash on January 28 morning when the aircraft, en route to Baramati from Mumbai, nosedived near the landing airstrip. He, along with four others on the plane, including both the pilots, lost their lives.
Sunetra Pawar was then elected as NCP's legislative party leader. She took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on January 31.
Before officially taking charge, Sunetra Pawar went to 'Devgiri', the official residence of Ajit Pawar when he was the Deputy CM. From there, she went to Siddhivinayak temple before heading to Chaitya Bhoomi. Sunetra Pawar paid homage to Dr BR Ambedkar at Chaitya Bhoomi and from there, she went to the NCP's party office to visit her late husband's cabin.
Sunetra Pawar will have portfolios of excise, sports and youth welfare, minority development and Aukaf ministries. Her late husband's finance department will stay with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
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