Nagpur, Feb. 2 -- Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday suggested a "conspiracy" behind the death of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, saying that 80 per cent of the state believes that "something fishy" is going on.

Vijay Wadettiwar said that the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) should demand an investigation into the matter. He also raised questions over late Ajit Pawar's wife, Sunetra Pawar, taking oath as the Deputy CM days after NCP chief's death, saying "everyone rushed towards seizing power."

"80% of the people in Maharashtra believe that there is something fishy going on... A CID enquiry alone is not going to solve anything. Why was the Pilot changed at the last moment?... How can neglige...