Former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar was cremated with full state honours in Baramati on Thursday, as family members, senior political leaders and thousands of supporters assembled to bid him a final farewell. Ajit Pawar’s mortal remains, wrapped in the national flag, were brought from his native village Katewadi to Baramati for the last rites. His sons, Parth Pawar and Jay Pawar, performed the funeral rituals and lit the pyre, marking an emotional moment for the family and supporters present at the cremation ground. The Maharashtra Police and state authorities accorded ceremonial honours as the funeral procession passed through Baramati, reflecting Pawar’s long public service and political stature. Ajit Pawar, aged 66, died on Wednesday morning after a chartered Learjet crashed near the Baramati airstrip, around 100 kilometres from Pune.