Rohit Pawar
Rohit termed the BJP minister’s statement “irresponsible” and “unfortunate”. Rohit said. “Nobody should face an unfortunate incident like Ajit Pawar. I was shocked by Vikhe Patil’s statement While I have not at all brought up any politics in the issue. Is he trying to divert the entire plane crash incident by making a political statement?
Pune: Cabinet minister and senior BJP member Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on Friday accused NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar of trying to gain political mileage over the death of his uncle, Ajit Pawar , in a plane crash, and alleged that he and Sharad Pawar did not give the former deputy chief minister the respect he deserved when he was alive.
In sharp contrast, Vikhe Patil said the NCP leadership did injustice with Ajit Pawar, referring to the 2004 assembly poll results.
He said NCP gave the chief minister’s post to its alliance partner Congress despite winning more seats. They (Sharad Pawar and Rohit Pawar) should give an explanation for it,” Vikhe Patil said. After Ajit Pawar’s death, many senior members of NCP (SP), including Sharad Pawar and Rohit, claimed that Ajit Pawar wanted to end the bitterness by merging both the parties. “The party deprived Ajit Pawar of the chief minister’s post.