BJP MP Abhay Bharadwaj's body flown from Chennai to Ahmedabad

    Ahmedabad, Dec 2 (PTI) The body of BJP MP Abhay
Bharadwaj, who died at a hospital in Chennai during post-
COVID-19 treatment, was brought to Ahmedabad by a flight on
Wednesday morning, a local BJP functionary said.
    The last rites will be held at his native place Rajkot
in the afternoon, he said.
    Bharadwaj, 66, a prominent lawyer who was elected to
the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in June this year, died on
Tuesday afternoon at a hospital in Chennai where he was
admitted for post-COVID-19 severe pneumonia care.
    "Abhaybhai's body reached the Ahmedabad airport by a
flight today morning. The body is being taken to his residence
in Rajkot by road. The mortal remains will be kept there till
2.30 pm, after which they will be taken to a crematorium,"
Rajkot BJP spokesperson Raju Dhruv told PTI.
    Bharadwaj is survived by his wife, two daughters and
a son.
    Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was close to
Bharadwaj, will go to Rajkot to pay tributes to him, an
official from the Chief Minister's Office said.
    Bharadwaj tested positive for coronavirus in August 31
following which was admitted to a hospital in Rajkot. He was
shifted to a hospital in Chennai on October 10 after his
condition deteriorated.
    "Unfortunately, he lost the battle against coronavirus
after three months," Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel
told reporters on Tuesday.
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many other
dignitaries have expressed grief on Bharadwaj's demise. PTI
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