'Something is dubious': Sanjay Raut raises grave doubts on Ajit Pawar's death

Sanjay Raut

Raising doubts over the sudden and "suspicious" death of NCP chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said "something is dubious" and called for a thorough investigation into the plane crash that killed the leader last week in Baramati.

Raut also said that he will raise the issue during the ongoing Budget session.Drawing a parallel with the death of Justice Loya, Raut asked, “Did someone do something here?” while questioning the circumstances surrounding the crash.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Raut said questions were bound to arise given Ajit Pawar’s political stature. “The manner in which a leader like Ajit Pawar, a tall leader of Maharashtra died in a plane crash and the facts which are coming to light- - it should be investigated, I think there is something dubious here.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday termed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a hindrance to the speculated merger of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra.

Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Sanjay Raut said that the factions could have joined hands when Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was alive. He said, "The BJP is a party that does politics over dead bodies. While Ajit Pawar was alive, their coming together was possible, but now I don't know. I am commenting only on the events that have transpired in the BJP case."

Ajit Pawar passed away on Wednesday when a chartered plane carrying him crashed-landed in Baramati. Among the deceased were his personal security officer, a flight attendant, and two pilots.