Mumbai, February 21 NCP (SP) general secretary and MLA Rohit Pawar wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, demanding that Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu be asked to resign from the Union government until the inquiry into the January 28 plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar is completed.
In his letter, the MLA from Karjat-Jamkhed, who is also the deceased leader's nephew, claimed that serious questions have arisen about the company VSR, which owned the ill-fated Learjet 45 aircraft, and its links with Naidu. He stated that an independent and competent authority must investigate these matters.
"You (PM) have always shown respect for Ajitdada and his contribution to the country. In this context, I request that Ram Mohan Naidu be asked to resign from his post until the investigation is completed. This is necessary to ensure that there is no influence or interference in examining whether the DGCA was compromised in any way related to VSR," Rohit Pawar said in the letter.
Rohit Pawar has held several press conferences to highlight various issues related to the crash and has raised doubts about foul play.
NCP leader Ajit Pawar and four others were killed in a plane crash near the Baramati airport in Pune district on January 28.
