Jun 14, 2025 03:03 PM IST

Ahmedabad aircraft crash: The former Gujarat chief minister tragically misplaced his life within the Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad on June 12. 

Markets in Rajkot remained closed for half a day on Saturday as a mark of respect to former Gujarat Chief Minister and senior BJP chief Vijay Rupani, who tragically misplaced his life within the Air India Flight AI 171 crash close to Ahmedabad on June 12.

Traders and native residents paying homage to the veteran chief, who was deeply related to the event and transformation of Rajkot.(PTI)

The metropolis noticed the shutdown until midday, with merchants and native residents paying homage to the veteran chief, who was deeply related to the event and transformation of Rajkot. Several retailers within the metropolis voluntarily pulled down their shutters. Follow Ahmedabad aircraft crash dwell updates

A resident, Navneet, paying homage to Vijay Rupani, said that Rajkot will always remember him. He admired the BJP chief for bringing and finishing a number of developmental initiatives within the metropolis.

Speaking to ANI, he stated, “This is such an accident that the people of Rajkot will never forget. Vijay Rupani loved Rajkot immensely, always meeting the people and bonding with them. He worked closely with his office and the government to provide essential facilities, like the Rajkot Airport, hospitals, overbridges, and water resources. His love for Rajkot led to these developments, ensuring Rajkot always cherishes him. Rajkot will never forget him…”

Rupani, who served because the Chief Minister of Gujarat, was additionally an MLA from Rajkot West and had deep political roots within the Saurashtra area.

Earlier in the present day, former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela visited the residence of BJP chief and former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and expressed condolences on his demise.

Vaghela expressed shock over Rupani’s demise, stating that he couldn’t imagine this information initially. He additional wished for the peace of the departed soul.

“At first, I did not believe it. Then I heard that he was taken to the hospital. Even then, I had hope that he would survive. Then, when we heard he was no more, we paid our condolences… I hope his soul rests in peace and his family gets the strength to bear this loss,” Vaghela stated.

Vijay Rupani was one of many 241 passengers who misplaced their lives within the tragic crash of Air India flight 171, a London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, on June 12.

Vijay Rupani was a two-time Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021. Rupani was additionally appointed the BJP’s in-charge for Punjab.

On June 12, the Air India-171 Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 aeroplane sure for London’s Gatwick had crashed shortly after it took off from the Ahmedabad International Airport. The airways stated just one out of the 242 individuals on board the plane survived the crash.