Law Notify : The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will be performed with full state honours at Vidya Pratishthan Ground at 11 am today. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to attend the funeral.

According to Akashvani correspondents, thousands of people have gathered at the venue to pay their final respects. The mortal remains were kept there ahead of the ceremony.

The senior Nationalist Congress Party leader died yesterday morning after the aircraft carrying him and four others made a crash landing, killing everyone on board. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has launched a probe to determine the cause of the accident.

Following the tragedy, the Maharashtra government announced three days of state mourning. Widely regarded as the longest-serving Deputy Chief Minister of the state, he held the post for six terms under different governments.