Mumbai, Jan. 29 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday demanded a thorough and transparent investigation into the plane crash that claimed the life of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, saying mere condolences are not enough.

Raising concerns over repeated charter flight accidents across the country, Raut questioned whether technical faults, radar failures, or airport-related issues were responsible and asserted that the truth must be revealed to the public to identify root causes and prevent such tragedies in the future.

"Such a major accident occurred in Ahmedabad. What happened? An investigation was launched, but has anything come to light? So many chartered flight accidents have occurred, and so many people hav...