Overview
- Rohit Pawar said questions persist about Ajit Pawar’s January 28 air crash and announced a detailed presentation in Mumbai on February 10, with a separate briefing on the proposed NCP merger on February 12.
- Senior family members and leaders have coalesced around Sunetra Pawar for the vacant NCP national president post as they present a united front across the split factions.
- Maharashtra NCP chief Sunil Tatkare said merger discussions will be taken up with Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar in Mumbai on February 10, while minister Hasan Mushrif indicated reunification would face no obstacles if the family concurs.
- Investigators from the AAIB and DGCA have recovered the aircraft’s black box and are analyzing the data, with officials urging against premature conclusions before a preliminary report.
- Public rites continued with ash immersions at Rameswaram’s Agni Theertham and at Prayagraj’s Triveni Sangam, drawing party workers and political leaders.