Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s father, Nand Kumar Baghel, passed away Monday morning at 89.
He had been hospitalised for three months and passed away at 6 am. Last year, he was admitted to Sri Balaji Hospital in Raipur.
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Bhupesh Baghel, currently in Delhi, is expected to return this afternoon. The funeral is scheduled for January 10 at Baghel’s residence in the village of Kuruddih.
Expressing condolences on father’s death, the former CM shared the news on X, stating, “It is with sadness that we have to inform that Babuji Shri Nand Kumar Baghel ji has passed away this morning.”
“Presently the body has been kept in Patan Sadan. After my younger sister returns from abroad, the last rites will be held on 10th January in our home village Kuruddih,” Baghel mentioned.