Ajit Pawar funeral LIVE Updates: Thousands of supporters gathered in Baramati as the mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar were cremated with full state honours. Family members, including wife Sunetra Pawar, sons Parth and Jay, and sister Supriya Sule, bid their final goodbye amid chants, tears, and emotional scenes that reverberated across the city. A large gathering of supporters and political leaders attended the funeral, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. We are closing LIVE Updates

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday praised his uncle and NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar for the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in 1992 that provided 33 per cent quota to women in local bodies. "Saheb (Sharad Pawar) was chief minister at the time and it was my first term as MLA. He said the House should not be adjourned till the bill is passed. We passed the bill after debate at 3:30am," the deputy CM said at an event in Pune. We are closing the LIVE blog now