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- The department clarified that no new files were digitally signed and no minority status certificates were distributed on the day Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash.
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered a high-level inquiry and stayed the approvals.
- He warned of strict action if any irregularities are found.
The Maharashtra Minority Development Department has stated that no new files were digitally signed and no minority status certificates were issued on January 28 — the day Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash.
The clarification follows a controversy over the alleged rapid approval of minority status for 75 educational institutions in the days after Pawar’s death. At the time, he was in charge of the Minority Development Department.
Minority status grants educational institutions key regulatory advantages, including exemption from certain provisions of the Right to Education Act — such as the 25 per cent quota for economically weaker sections — as well as access to grants and greater administrative autonomy in appointments and internal governance.
Pawar and four others were killed in a plane crash in Baramati, in Pune district, on the morning of January 28.
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BY Outlook News Desk |
