Sunetra Pawar Assumes Dy CM Duties, Attends First Cabinet Meeting

• Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar took charge of her ministerial duties at Mantralaya, 13 days after her husband Ajit Pawar's death.
• Accompanied by senior NCP leaders and her elder son Parth Pawar, she occupied the deputy CM’s office.
• She will attend the cabinet meeting and the business advisory committee meeting for the upcoming budget session.
• Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as the state’s first woman deputy CM on January 31, holding portfolios like excise, sports, minority welfare, and Aukaf, and is guardian minister for Beed and Pune.
• Before taking charge, she offered prayers at Siddhivinayak temple and BR Ambedkar's memorial, and met party MLAs at the NCP office.