Mumbai, June 14 -- Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan has reacted strongly to the tragic Air India plane crash near Ahmedabad, calling it a heartbreaking incident and slamming the opposition leaders for demanding "resignations".

Speaking to ANI, Minister Mahajan said, "This is a tragic incident... It is very immature of those (opposition) who are commenting on this, asking resignation of the leaders... They do not know anything apart from politics..."

He added that this is not the time for politics but a moment to support rescue efforts and stand by the victims and their families.

Meanwhile, Saligram J Murlidhar, former Deputy Director of the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), called the Ahmedabad crash one of the most unfortunate...