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Mann Cancels Goa Outreach After Ajit Pawar Plane Crash, Continues Gujarat Visit

He had planned to promote Punjab’s Rs 10 lakh family health insurance scheme during the Goa stop.

Overview

  • AAP’s Goa unit announced the one-day visit was called off as a mark of respect after Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s death.
  • The Indian Express reported a differing account that thick fog prevented the state-hired aircraft from taking off.
  • Bhagwant Mann posted condolences on X, calling the crash images disturbing and offering prayers for the victims’ families.
  • Preliminary DGCA information indicated no survivors among the five people on board the aircraft that crashed near Baramati.
  • Mann proceeded with his separate Gujarat schedule, arriving in Ahmedabad and telling reporters the AAP would showcase its governance model.