New Delhi, February 21 NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, demanding the removal of Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu, and seeking an independent investigation into the plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
Addressing a press conference here, Rohit Pawar alleged that Ajit Pawar's death in a plane crash at Baramati last month was a result of a conspiracy involving the air charter company VSR.
"Serious questions have been raised about the company VSR and its links with Rammohan Naidu's party (TDP). These links must be investigated by an independent and competent authority, preferably in collaboration with international agencies," Pawar said in the letter, a copy of which was marked to Home Minister Amit Shah.
Rohit Pawar, a two-term MLA and nephew of NCP-SP leader Supriya Sule and late NCP leader Ajit Pawar, has been holding press conferences claiming sabotage in the air crash.
"You have always shown respect for Ajit Dada and his contribution to the country. In this context, I request that Rammohan Naidu be asked to resign from his post," the grandson of NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar said in his letter.
Pawar said his findings have shown that a group of influential people across industry and politics are involved in VSR.
"This is why we feel this investigation will not be transparent. I request you to ensure that there is no influence or interference in examining whether the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) was compromised in any way in relation to VSR," Pawar said.
Ajit Pawar and four other persons were killed after the air charter they were travelling in crashed barely 200 metres from the edge of a tabletop runway at Baramati airport in Pune district on January 28 this year.
