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NCP chief Pawar to undergo surgery

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar has taken ill, his party informed today. His medical check-up has shown a gall bladder problem for which he is likely to undergo surgery, the party informed. A cancer survivor, the 80-year-old former Union Minister had undergone surgery for the illness in 2004.
NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik tweeted saying that Mr Pawar had felt some pain in his abdomen last evening and had undergone a checkup, following which the doctors found stones in his gall bladder. All his programmes now stand cancelled until further notice, Mr Malik tweeted.

“He is on blood-thinning medication which is now being stopped due to this issue. He will be admitted in hospital on the 31st of March 2021 and an endoscopy and surgery will be conducted. Hence, all his programmes stand cancelled until further notice,” the NCP spokesperson said.

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