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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Liquor manufactures can sell liquor on tetra packs in Odisha: Minister
Bhubaneswar (PTI): Odisha Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan on Friday said the government has allowed the sale of liquor on tetra packets with certain criteria in its new Excise Policy for 2026-29.
Speaking to media persons here, Harichandan said selling liquor in tetra packs was there in the state's excise policy since 2014. However, it is not yet made available in the Odisha market, he said.
"If any licensed liquor manufacturer or vendor wants to produce or sell the liquor on tetra pack, they can do it. The government will not restrict them," he clarified.
The state government is giving priority for proper regulation of manufacturing and selling of liquor in the state, the minister added.
"We just ensure that there is no illegal sale of liquor in the state," he stated.
As per the new Excise Policy, which came into force from April 1, India-made foreign liquor (IMFL) manufacturers can supply their products in tetra packaging and in glass bottles in specified sizes. Only 180 ml can be supplied in tetra packs.
The tetra packs must have six protective layers and must have the shelf life or the date fit for consumption clearly mentioned on the packaging, the policy guidelines said.
Before using the tetra packs for packaging of liquor, the manufacturing units must take certification from the Central Food Technology Research Institute or Indian Institute of Packaging, or any such institute as notified by the excise commissioner, it said.
Earlier, opposition leaders had demanded the rollback of the government's decision to introduce the sale of liquor in tetra packs, calling the move "unethical" and "anti-youth".
