Mumbai, March 25 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Kishori Pednekar on Wednesday expressed surprise over the Maharashtra government's failure to register a case regarding the Baramati plane crash that killed former Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.

She highlighted that while the Karnataka police have already acted on a complaint, the lack of a similar criminal investigation in Maharashtra remains a cause for concern among the public.

"Ajit Pawar was working as Deputy Chief Minister in the Maharashtra government. When the news came in the morning, it was very heartbreaking. Rohit Pawar, a family member of Ajit Pawar, has been saying from the first day that this is a conspiracy. Speak up against the airline company. No one in the Maharashtra state government...