Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash. After his demise, there is continuous political turmoil in the state regarding the death. After his death, discussions are intensifying regarding the phone conversation of NCP leader Praful Patel. Once again Praful Patel has reacted.

Speaking to the media in Bhandara, Maharashtra, Praful Patel said that people may not know this, that is why I am clarifying again and again that some people have spread false propaganda about the last phone call between Ajit Dada and me. I called him from Delhi from my mobile. I did not even know in which city Ajit Dada was at that time.

What did Praful Patel talk to Ajit Pawar on phone?

Prafull Patel further said that my only aim was to draw the attention of the farmers of East Vidarbha that the payment for government paddy purchase is pending for a long time. Many days had passed, so I requested him to release the outstanding payment to the farmers as soon as possible.

I don’t know what action he took after this. Some people are saying that this call was regarding the file of Rice Mill, but this is completely wrong. It was my responsibility and duty as a public representative to raise the issue of farmers and call the Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister of the state. I did the same.

What did Praful Patel say on the allegations?

It is very unfortunate to spread such allegations and misconceptions that there was any delay or any other issue because of my phone. This accident is a big loss for Maharashtra and the country. This is a deep shock. But the call I made was for the work of common people and farmers. It is extremely regrettable to spread false propaganda on this issue.

He further said that I am not aware of anything else, so I will not comment on it. Whatever the truth is, it should come out. The investigation should be complete and impartial. Maharashtra and the country have the right to know what really happened.

‘Maharashtra is a big loss due to Ajit Dada’s departure’

Prafull Patel said that the family has not only suffered a loss, but Maharashtra and the country have also suffered a great loss due to Ajit Dada’s demise. Therefore the whole truth must come out. We will continue to follow up on this matter with the government and relevant agencies.

He further said that some people are spreading unnecessary propaganda. On the same day the accident occurred, the Union Civil Aviation Minister had reached Baramati and had given instructions for Aircraft Accident Investigation. A few days later, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra also announced a CID investigation. Both the agencies were working.

He said that despite this, we felt that it was possible that some external or big agency might have a role in this, or some other state or foreign element might be involved. That’s why we have demanded a CBI inquiry.

This information was given regarding the election of the party’s national president.

NCP Ajit Pawar Regarding the election of the National President of AIIMS, he said that on 26th February we will formally declare Sunetra Pawar as the National President. After this, appointments and selections related to Rajya Sabha will be considered further.

India participated as an observer country in the first meeting on Thursday (February 19), a week after reviewing US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace. India’s Charge d’Affairs Namgya C Khampa, posted at the Indian Embassy in the US capital Washington DC, represented the country.

Trump wants to compete with UN
Last month, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump, while explaining the outline of the Board of Peace, had stressed that everyone wants to be a part of this organization, which can compete with the United Nations. Initially this board was introduced as an organization that would play a role in governance along with monitoring the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Since then, Trump’s ambitions regarding this board have increased significantly.

who all attended
Officials from about 50 countries participated in the meeting held at the US Institute of Peace in Washington. These 27 countries are board members, including Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Other countries including India and the European Union participated as observers.

What is India’s stance?
After receiving the invitation to be a part of the board, India did not immediately reveal whether it would accept it or not. India also stayed away from its launch in Davos. On February 12, the Indian Foreign Ministry had said that the proposal was under consideration. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said that regarding the Peace Board, we have received an invitation from the US government to participate in it. We are considering and reviewing this proposal. He had said that India has always supported efforts to promote peace in West Asia. However, the presence of the Chargé d’Affaires in Thursday’s meeting made it clear that India is ready to join the board, even if it is not yet ready to become a full member.

What did Trump say in the first meeting
Trump said in the meeting that 9 member countries Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, UAE, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Kuwait have agreed to provide a total of $ 7 billion for the relief package for Gaza. He also announced that the US was giving $10 billion for the peace board, but did not clarify on what the money would be spent on.

read this also

Where the army convoy was about to pass, terrorists planted a huge quantity of explosives, a major accident was averted.

A single bullet discovered in an overhead bin on a United Airlines Boeing 737 at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) caused a significant security delay.

The incident occurred Feb. 17 on a flight bound for Miami. The plane was declared a crime scene, and was searched and cleared by authorities before departing after a nearly three-hour delay.

“On Tuesday, United Flight 1511 underwent a security sweep after a bullet was discovered in an overhead bin prior to the flight’s departure,” United Airlines told Fox News Digital in a statement.

SHOCKING AIRPORT SECURITY BUSTS REVEAL BIZARRE AND HIDDEN ITEMS TUCKED AWAY IN LUGGAGE

“Security personnel cleared the aircraft, which later departed for Miami,” the company’s statement concluded.

United Flight 1511 had been due to depart from Newark at 2:07 p.m. local time, according to data shared on FlightAware.

A single bullet was discovered in an overhead bin at Newark Liberty International Airport recently. That led to a delay in departure.  (Eduardo Munoz)

After almost three hours, the plane took off at 4:49 p.m. 

It landed in Miami at 7:33 p.m. 

‘SECURITY-RELATED SITUATION’ GROUNDS FIGHT TO VACATION HOT SPOT, PASSENGERS CONFINED FOR HOURS

It is still unknown how the bullet entered the aircraft cabin after multiple screening procedures at Newark. 

“Security personnel cleared the aircraft, which later departed for Miami.” 

TSA rules strictly prohibit firearms in carry-on baggage. 

Ammunition must be unloaded, locked in a hard-sided container and declared to the airline at the check-in counter as checked baggage, according to the agency. 

TSA rules strictly prohibit firearms in carry-on baggage. (iStock)

Firearm magazines and ammunition clips, loaded or empty, need to be securely boxed or included within a hard-sided case containing an unloaded firearm.

TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ

“TSA does not confiscate detected firearms in carry-on bags. Screening officers notify law enforcement, who may take possession of the firearm and determine further action,” according to the government website.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER

This is not the first time a passenger has apparently tried to conceal ammunition at Newark airport.

Passengers traveling from Newark, New Jersey, to Miami, Florida, had a nearly three-hour delay. (Mike Segar)

A Mississippi man was arrested in Oct. 2024 after TSA officers intercepted disassembled gun parts concealed in a boot and a Lego box. 

CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES

An “officer detected the fully disassembled 9mm firearm in a carry-on bag at a checkpoint in Terminal A as the man’s duffle bag entered the checkpoint X-ray machine,” according to a TSA statement at the time.

“Security personnel cleared the aircraft, which later departed for Miami,” United Airlines said in a statement. (iStock)

“The gun frame was jammed in the bottom of a boot below a sock … The gun’s slide, spring and gun magazine loaded with 12 bullets were detected mixed among the plastic pieces of a Black Panther Lego set.”

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

Port Authority Police confiscated the items and arrested the passenger, who was ticketed to fly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. 

Former “America’s Next Top Model” contestants are lobbying the California government for better protections for reality TV contestants after the release of a controversial documentary on the long-running series.

Former “ANTM” finalist Jeana Turner posted a video to her Instagram account revealing that she, Brittany Hatch, Sarah VonderHaar, Giselle Samson and Sarah Hartshorne met with members of the California state legislature to lobby for stronger protections for reality TV contestants like themselves based on their experiences on the show.

“This is no longer just about telling our stories, it’s about making sure what happened on ‘ANTM’ doesn’t further perpetuate to affecting the next generation of girls just chasing a dream or any reality TV contestant,” Turner said on Wednesday.

‘AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL’ ALUM ADRIANNE CURRY SLAMS NEW DOCUMENTARY AS ‘WOKE’

Contestants on “America’s Next Top Model” have alleged poor treatment on the reality series. (Monty Brinton/CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)

She continued, “I say this with the utmost seriousness. This is not just one person speaking out. This is multiple women speaking out. We are so much stronger in numbers, and we are pushing for real accountability and real change.”

Fox News Digital reached out to the California state legislature for comment.

Turner’s video came days after Netflix dropped the three-part docuseries “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model” on Monday, which focused on behind-the-scenes controversies during the making of the reality show.

TYRA BANKS LEFT LA LIFE BEHIND AND MOVED FAMILY TO AUSTRALIA

The documentary featured allegations of sexual harassment and body-shaming, including a segment featuring host Tyra Banks pushing a contestant to receive a dental procedure.

Netflix released a documentary series on the making of “America’s Next Top Model” on Monday. (John P. Filo/CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)

“Do you really think you can have a Cover Girl contract with a gap in your mouth?” Banks asked Danielle Evans in a clip from 2006.

While speaking about the show, Banks admitted in the documentary that she went “too far” with some of her criticisms.

50-POUND WEIGHT LOSS SPARKED BY 3 SIMPLE HABITS, SAYS ‘TOP MODEL’ WINNER

“I knew I went too far. It was very, very intense, but you guys were demanding it, so we kept pushing it, more and more and more,” Banks said.

During the documentary, Banks also acknowledged the clip and apologized.

Tyra Banks acknowledged in the documentary that she went “too far” with criticism on “America’s Nex Top Model.” (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

“There were agents that would tell me she will not work with those teeth, it’s just not going to happen,” Banks said. “That’s what they told me. I could’ve just been quiet and let them handle it. Hindsight is 20/20 for all of us. It just so happens that a lot of the things that are 20/20 for me happened in front of the world.”

Iran repositioned strike drones and other military assets under the cover of joint drills with Russia in the Strait of Hormuz Thursday, a defense expert claimed.

In what he described as a “calculated escalation” amid rising tensions with the U.S., Cameron Chell said Iran’s latest move also followed reports of sightings of U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones with precision strike capabilities in the region.

“The Russian drills would cover for the Iranian forces to move their drones into strike position,” Chell, of defense firm Draganfly, told Fox News Digital. “They’ve gone under the veil of doing the military exercises, which happened to be along the coastline, and this is an escalation.”

UK BLOCKS TRUMP FROM USING RAF AIR BASES FOR POTENTIAL IRAN ATTACK: REPORT

Defense expert Cameron Chell has called Iran’s military moves with Russia a “calculated escalation.”  (Iranian Army/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The combined exercises, reported by The Associated Press, also came as President Donald Trump pressed Iran further to make a deal to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions following indirect talks in Geneva.

“We’re going to make a deal, or we’re going to get a deal one way or the other,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday, signaling determination to secure an agreement.

MORNING GLORY: WHAT WILL PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DECIDE TO DO WITH IRAN?

Iran’s latest moves reportedly follow sightings of U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, on Feb. 18, U.S. Central Command posted photos showing F/A-18 Super Hornets landing on the decks of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.

Flight-tracking data in recent days also showed U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton surveillance drones operating near Iran’s coastline.

One Triton was observed Feb. 14 and another on Feb. 18, conducting high-altitude maritime intelligence missions over the Gulf.

“The U.S. deployed an MQ Triton drone, which is a surveillance drone, so it does not have strike capability, and it typically flies at around 50,000 feet,” Chell said.

He added the drones would likely launch from land bases in countries such as Saudi Arabia or Qatar and provide real-time situational awareness to naval commanders.

TRUMP’S SPECIAL ENVOY WITKOFF AND KUSHNER VISIT US AIRCRAFT CARRIER AMID IRAN TENSIONS, TALKS

“The Russian drills would cover for the Iranian forces to move their drones into strike position,” Chell told Fox News Digital. (Iranian Army/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“These drones can guide the U.S. on Iranian forces performing exercises with the Russians and where they might be moving equipment to,” Chell said before describing how they fly them “at an altitude so that the Iranians can see it so they become a deterrent.”

Chell also said an MQ-9 Reaper drone was deployed, which he said can fly between 25,000 and 40,000 feet.

“This has strike capability, but Iranians do not have great capability to take these down,” he added.

As previously reported by Fox News Digital, the USS Gerald R. Ford, the second aircraft carrier Trump has sent to the Middle East, and its accompanying ships are heading across the Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean Sea.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

NATO country and U.S. ally Poland also warned its citizens Thursday to immediately flee Iran, with its prime minister saying the “possibility of a conflict is very real.”