The Congress on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, with party president Mallikarjun Kharge remembering him as a seasoned leader who discharged his responsibilities with sincerity and astuteness.

Rahul Gandhi calls news extremely heartbreaking

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi also condoled Pawar’s demise. In a post on X in Hindi, Gandhi said the news of the death of Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister and his fellow travellers in the aircraft accident was “extremely heartbreaking.” He said he stood with the people of Maharashtra in this moment of grief and extended condolences to the Pawar family and their loved ones.