Overview
- Family members and NCP‑SP leaders, whose tributes filled social feeds Saturday, paired their remembrance of Ajit Pawar with fresh calls for a time‑bound, independent inquiry.
- Supriya Sule raised the issue in the Lok Sabha on Friday and said the lack of a formal case so far erodes trust in how the state handles high‑profile deaths.
- Rohit Pawar said he filed a “zero FIR” in Bengaluru after Maharashtra police did not act on his complaint, using a mechanism that lets police register a case outside the usual jurisdiction, and the filing has been transferred for investigation.
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis rejected Karnataka’s role as unlawful and said the case sits with the Maharashtra CID, adding the state has asked the Centre for CBI involvement and will wait for the AAIB’s final findings before any criminal FIR.
- The AAIB’s preliminary report on February 28 said visibility at Baramati was below required levels and flagged fading runway markings and loose gravel, urging the DGCA to tighten safety oversight at airfields without active air‑traffic control.