PUNE, April 29 -- Rajya Sabha MP Parth Pawar on Tuesday said his recent travel in an aircraft operated by VSR Aviation was due to an "administrative mistake", after social activist Anjali Damania questioned the use of the company's services. The controversy stems from the fact that a VSR Aviation aircraft crash near Baramati earlier this year claimed the life of his father, former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. In a statement, Pawar said he needed to travel to Modi Baug in Pune to meet his grandfather, Sharad Pawar, and had asked his office to arrange a chartered aircraft at short notice. "Due to last-minute arrangement, a VSR Aviation aircraft was unknowingly booked for me. Until I reached the airport and boarded the aircraft, I had no idea that it belonged to VSR Aviation," he said. Calling it an "administrative lapse", Pawar said he has taken serious note of the incident and that the contract with the booking agent responsible for arranging the aircraft is being terminated. "Our opposition to VSR Aviation continues to remain firm. Attempts to create controversy over this issue are misleading and unfortunate," he said. The issue surfaced after Damania posted on X questioning Pawar's decision. She also shared what she claimed was a passenger manifest showing a VSR Aviation flight from Mumbai to Pune on April 28, allegedly listing Parth Pawar and others as passengers along with three crew members. For the past several weeks, Rohit Pawar has repeatedly raised questions over the Baramati aircraft crash and the role of VSR Aviation, demanding a transparent probe. On Tuesday, he visited the office of the CID to seek updates on the probe....