Sharad Pawar brought to Pune hospital; doctor confirms chest infection | India News
Pawar, who arrived in an MPV, got out of the vehicle on his own before being taken to the facility in a wheelchair. (Photo:PTI)
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar was brought to a private hospital in Pune from his home in Baramati on Monday following complaints of cough and difficulty breathing.
Dr. Ruby Hall Clinic chief cardiologist and managing trustee. Parvez Grant said a CT scan was done and a chest infection was found.
“After all the testing we can take him in for a day,” Dr Grant added.
He said that a team of doctors examined him and further precautions would be taken accordingly.
The 85-year-old leader was hospitalized in the afternoon. He was accompanied by his daughter and Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule and her husband Sadanand Sule.
Immediately after arriving from Baramati, about 100 km from Pune, the former Union minister, who lost his nephew and deputy CM Ajit Pawar in an air crash on January 28, was taken to the hospital in a wheelchair.
Pawar, who arrived in an MPV, got out of the vehicle on his own before being taken to the facility in a wheelchair.
Pawar, who is an oral cancer survivor, was suffering from throat infection, persistent cough and chest congestion, party sources said.
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First Publication Date: 09 February 2026 | 16:47 IST
