Pune BJP MP Girish Bapat Passes Away

Girish Bapat, the BJP MP from Pune city constituency in Mahararashtra has passed away on Wednesday in city’s Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital. He was 72.

Taking to Twitter, Pune city BJP chief Jagdish Mulik wrote, “A heartfelt tribute to Bharatiya Janata Party MP Girishbhau Bapat of Pune Lok Sabha Constituency! Girish Bhau will be cremated today at 7 pm at Vaikunth crematorium".

पुणे लोकसभा मतदारसंघाचे भारतीय जनता पक्षाचे खासदार गिरीशभाऊ बापट यांना भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजली! स्व. गिरीशभाऊंवर आज सायंकाळी ७ वाजता वैकुंठ स्मशानभूमीत अंत्यसंस्कार होणार आहेत.@BJP4India @BJP4Maharashtra @BJP4PuneCity pic.twitter.com/cIu6FaWmsG

— Jagdish Mulik (@jagdishmulikbjp) March 29, 2023

According to reports, Bapat was admitted to the Care Unit (ICU) at Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital. He was critically ill and was on life support treatment.

BJP MP Girish Bapat won the Lok Sabha elections from the Pune City constituency in 2019.