Karnataka Assembly pays tributes to Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday paid tributes to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who was killed in a plane crash in Pune.
Pawar(66) and four others were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed while landing near Baramati in Pune district on Wednesday morning.
In the House, Speaker U T Khader, informing about Pawar's death, paid tributes to the departed leader.
Recalling Pawar's long political journey and that he was a six time Deputy CM of Maharashtra, the Speaker said, "he was the voice of poor, downtrodden, farmers. He was a straightforward politician, a prominent personality from the cooperative field, and was known as Ajit Dada among his followers."
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil remembering Pawar's leadership qualities said, he used to meet every person who had come to meet him every day.
He also appreciated Pawar's growth in politics from the cooperative sector, and said he had worked with the NCP leader, when he was Congress' Maharashtra in charge. "Ajit Pawar was strong on his decisions."
Leader of Opposition R Ashoka, JD(S) floor leader Suresh Babu, Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar among others spoke remembering Pawar's leadership and work for Maharashtra state.
Pawar was traveling to Baramati from Mumbai to address public meetings as part of the campaign for the February 5 zilla parishad elections in Maharashtra, when his flight crashed.
According to Flight Radar, the flight took off from Mumbai at 8.10 am and it disappeared from radar around 8.45 am.
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Dakshina Kannada: Two girls drown while bathing near Kolyadakatta dam in Kadaba
Mangaluru: Two girl students drowned while bathing near the Kolyadakatta dam area of the Gundya river on Friday evening here in the Kadaba Taluk of the district.
The deceased have been identified as Arpita (15) and Sunita (21), both residents of Vimalagiri in Kutrupadi village.
According to reports, five girl students had visited the river along with their friends as it was a holiday. While bathing in the river, the two students reportedly entered a deeper portion of the water without realising the depth and began drowning.
Those accompanying them tried to rescue the duo, but were unsuccessful, leading to the tragedy.
After receiving information about the incident, Kadaba Police Station personnel visited the spot and conducted an inspection. The bodies were later recovered with the help of local residents.
