India, March 9 -- There is growing unease within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), especially among legislators, over the allegations being levelled by NCP (SP) legislator Rohit Pawar regarding the January 28 plane crash in Baramati that killed then NCP chief and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.

Rohit, Ajit's nephew, has addressed multiple press conferences in Mumbai and Delhi alleging violation of rules by the company operating the chartered flight, and seeking a thorough probe into the matter. The NCP top brass ignored the allegations initially, but began taking them seriously as the issue became a talking point across the state.

Last week, while Rohit intensified his campaign following release of a preliminary inquiry report by ...