Baramati, Jan. 28 -- Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Wednesday expressed shock over the Baramati plane crash that killed five people, including Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar, asking whether the accident occured due to a problem in the plane or pilot error.

"How that aeroplane got there or landed, I don't know. Because the airstrip, where planes land and take off, is very large, not small. Despite all that, how did this happen? Was there a mistake in the plane, or did the pilot make a mistake? I can't say," Bhujbal told ANI.

Meanwhile, Pawar's last rites will be performed with full state honours at 11 am on Thursday. Senior leaders from various political parties reached Baramati to pay their last respects.

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