Ajit Pawar- File photoSrinagar- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash near Baramati in Pune district, saying he served his state with distinction. “It is with shock and deep sadness that I learnt about the untimely demise of Shri Ajit Pawar Ji. Recalling his long association with the Nationalist Congress Party leader, Omar said he had known Pawar since his college days in Mumbai, when he stayed with Sharad Pawar and his family. “Shocked to hear about the untimely demise of Ajit Pawar Saab. He said he joined his father, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, in extending condolences to Sharad Pawar, Baramati MP Supriya Sule, and the bereaved family.