Shimla, Jan. 28 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri have expressed profound grief over the tragic demise of senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar, who lost his life in a plane crash on Wednesday.

In his condolence message, the Chief Minister described the incident as extremely painful and shocking. Paying rich tributes to the departed leader, he said that Ajit Pawar was a visionary public figure who always accorded top priority to social welfare and public service throughout his political career. He said that Pawar's dedicated efforts for the upliftment of the common people, farmers, youth, and underprivileged sections of society would be remembered for generati...