

MUMBAI: Sunetra Pawar, wife of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, was on Saturday sworn in as Maharashtra’s first woman Deputy Chief Minister, days after the sudden demise of her husband in a plane crash.
Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office and secrecy to Sunetra Pawar at a simple ceremony held at Lok Bhavan in view of the recent tragedy. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, ministers, and legislators were present on the occasion.
After the oath-taking ceremony, Ajit Pawar’s supporters raised slogans — Amar Rahe Amar Rahe, Supriya tai aage badho.
Sunetra Pawar was unanimously elected as the NCP Legislature Party leader. Her name was proposed by party veteran Chhagan Bhujbal and seconded by Dilip Walse Patil and other legislators. The meeting was convened after Sunetra Pawar, who has yet to recover from the deep shock following the sudden and untimely demise of her husband in the plane crash on Wednesday in Baramati, gave her consent to take the responsibility of the legislature party leader. State NCP chief Sunil Tatkare submitted a letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis conveying the unanimous election of Sunetra Pawar as the legislature party leader. Thereafter, the CM communicated to the state Governor about Sunetra Pawar’s induction in the Council of Ministers. (IANS)
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