Mumbai, May 2 -- Marking her first visit as the guardian minister, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president and deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar on Friday said her priority is to transform Beed into one of Maharashtra's top-performing districts, while carrying forward the vision of her late husband Ajit Pawar. Sunetra, who assumed office as deputy chief minister on January 31, has been assigned charge of Pune and Beed districts as guardian minister. The portfolio was earlier held by Ajit Pawar, who oversaw development and administrative planning in both districts until he died in a plane crash in Baramati earlier this year. Beed has remained in focus in recent months following the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, an incident that exposed concerns over law and order and triggered tensions between Maratha and Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities in the region. The fallout also led to the resignation of senior NCP leader and minister Dhananjay Munde after his close aide was arrested in connection with the case. Ajit Pawar had subsequently taken charge as the guardian minister to stabilise the situation. Now stepping into that role, Sunetra Pawar said she is committed to continuing the work initiated by him. "Today is an emotional day for me. I had the honour of hoisting the flag. I want to say to the people of Beed that I am deeply moved, and I will make every effort to fulfill the dreams envisioned by Ajit Dada Pawar for this district," she said after hoisting a flag on the occasion of Maharashtra Day on Friday. "My goal is to make Beed the number one district in the state, and I urge all of you to support me in this journey," she added....