Ailing Pune BJP MP Girish Bapat passes away at 72; condolences pour in for grassroots leader-

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PUNE; BJP Lok Sabha member from Pune Girish Bapat passed away at a hospital on Wednesday, party sources said.

He was ailing for the last one-and-a-half years.

The 72-year-old BJP leader was admitted to the ICU of Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in critical condition and was on life support.

“Today is a sad day. BJP’s senior leader and Pune Lok Sabha MP Girish Bapat has left us today. He passed away in a hospital. For the last one and half years, he was undergoing treatment,” said Jagdish Mulik, BJP city unit president.

He said Bapat’s last rites will be performed at Vaikunth crematorium on Wednesday evening.

Bapat had served as the MLA five times from the Kasba Peth constituency.

He was elected to Lok Sabha in 2019.

Condolences pour in:

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday expressed condolence over the demise of parliamentarian Girish Bapat and said he was a grassroots leader who contributed to the development of Pune and Maharashtra. “Saddened to hear about the demise of Shri Girish Bapat, Member of Parliament from Pune. He was a grassroots leader who contributed to the development of Pune and Maharashtra and worked for well-being of the people. Condolences to his family and followers,” Murmu tweeted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on Twitter: “Shri Girish Bapat Ji was a humble and hardworking leader who served society diligently. He worked extensively for the development of Maharashtra and was particularly passionate about Pune’s growth. His passing away is saddening. Condolences to his family and supporters. Om Shanti.”

Shri Girish Bapat Ji was a humble and hardworking leader who served society diligently. He worked extensively for the development of Maharashtra and was particularly passionate about Pune’s growth. His passing away is saddening. Condolences to his family and supporters. Om Shanti pic.twitter.com/17M0XpcwpF
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 29, 2023
The demise of Pune MP Girish Bapat is a big loss for Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra unit president Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Wednesday. “It is a big loss for the BJP as Bapat has left us forever. We used to learn a lot from him and his style of politics,” Bawankule said.

Senior BJP leader and Maharashtra cabinet minister Chandrakant Patil said Bapat was like a guru and a father figure. “It is like losing a father figure from your life. His friendship across the party lines and contacts with people and party workers were unparallel. He was dedicated to the party and its growth. His demise is a huge loss to the party,” Patil said.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar said the news of Bapat’s death was extremely saddening. He tweeted, “In his long political career of four decades, Bapat always took an all-inclusive stand”.

Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar said Pune district has lost a leader who believed in taking everyone along. “In Bapat’s death, a cultured face of politics has lost,” he said in a statement.

पुणे लोकसभा मतदारसंघाचे खासदार गिरीश बापट यांच्या निधनाचे वृत्त अत्यंत दुःखद आहे. चार दशकांच्या प्रदीर्घ कारकीर्दीत गिरीश बापट यांनी नेहमीच सर्वसमावेशक भूमिका घेत राजकीय प्रवास केला. #GirishBapat pic.twitter.com/qkATwWyx46
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) March 29, 2023

PUNE; BJP Lok Sabha member from Pune Girish Bapat passed away at a hospital on Wednesday, party sources said.

He was ailing for the last one-and-a-half years.

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