Baramati, Jan. 29 -- The mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar were brought to his residence in Katewadi ahead of his last rites on Thursday.
The funeral will be held at Vidya Pratishthan Ground in Baramati at 11 am, with full state honours. The Maharashtra government has declared a three-day state mourning period until January 30, during which the national flag will fly at half-mast.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader lost his life in a tragic plane crash on Wednesday morning.
Supporters of Ajit Pawar gathered outside the Ahilyabai Holkar Government Medical College as his mortal remains were taken out, raising slogans and paying their final respects.
A heavy police presence was deployed as thousands of...