Nagpur, Feb. 2 -- Senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar today alleged that there may be a conspiracy behind the death of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, claiming that nearly 80 per cent of people in the state believe that "something fishy" is involved.
Wadettiwar said the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) should demand a thorough investigation into the incident. Raising several questions surrounding the plane crash, he also criticised the political developments that followed Pawar's death.
"Eighty per cent of the people in Maharashtra feel there is something suspicious. A CID inquiry alone will not resolve the matter. Why was the pilot changed at the last moment? How can such negligence occur in the case of a leader ...