Overview

• Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar told reporters on October 16 that the family will not celebrate Diwali this year.
• Baramati MP Supriya Sule confirmed the move on X, citing bereavement and recent flood damage across Maharashtra.
• The traditional Govindbaug meet-and-greet on Diwali Padwa in Baramati will not take place.
• Ajit Pawar said the family will try to compensate farmers who incurred losses around Diwali.
• Bharati Prataprao Pawar, 77, who died in March, was the wife of Prataprao Pawar and aunt to Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule, and the Govindbaug event has long served as a prominent ritual and political gathering.