BJP MP Girish Bapat no more
   Date :30-Mar-2023

Girish Bapat 
 
 
PUNE, 
BHARATIYA Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member from Pune and former Maharashtra Minister Girish Bapat passed away at a hospital here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness, party sources said. The 72-year-old BJP leader, ailing for the last one-and-a-half years, was admitted to the ICU of Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in critical condition and was on life support. “Today is a sad day. Senior BJP leader and MP Girish Bapat left us today. For the last one and half years, he was undergoing treatment,” said Jagdish Mulik, BJP city unit president. Bapat’s last rites were performed at Vaikunth crematorium in the evening.
He had served as the MLA from Kasba Peth constituency in Pune five times. He was elected to Lok Sabha in 2019.
Condoling Bapat’s death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, he was a humble and hardworking leader who served society diligently and worked extensively for the development of Maharashtra and was passionate about the growth of Pune. “His passing away is saddening. Condolences to his family and supporters. Om Shanti,” Modi tweeted.
Bapat’s last public appearance was on February 26 when he cast vote for the Kasba Peth Assembly by-poll sitting in a wheelchair with his nasal cannula on. Despite his ill health, Bapat had addressed BJP workers briefly at Kesariwada.
The senior BJP leader enjoyed a good rapport with Opposition leaders as well and was looked upon as a mentor by many politicians from Pune district. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis came to Pune to pay tributes to Bapat.