Mumbai, Feb. 18 -- Sharad Pawar-led NCP MLA Rohit Pawar today demanded that union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu who is allegedly "close" to the owners of the Delhi-based air charter company VSR on whose aircraft former Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar flew on January 28, must be removed from his post until the investigation into the air crash is over.
Rohit Pawar, who is the nephew of the late Ajit Pawar, also alleged that the owners of the air chartered company VSR, whose Learjet carrying his uncle crashed in Baramati on January 28, is being "protected", since union Civil Aviation minister belongs to the Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP) which is a BJP-led NDA alliance partner.
"Some former ministers from Mah...