Parbhani, Dec 20 (UNI) A blood donation camp was held here on Sunday to mark the 80th birth anniversary of NCP national president and former Union minister Sharad Pawar, in which more than 200 activists donated blood.
It was organized by former Mayor Pratap Deshmukh Mitra Mandal at Gandhi Park.
Taking into consideration a huge shortage of blood in the state needed to meet the growing demand from Covid-19 infected patients, Deputy Chief Minister and senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who is also the nephew of Mr Pawar, had appealed to the people to donate blood.
Even the party's state president Jayant Patil had also appealed to collect 80,000 blood bags from across Maharashtra on the occasion of Mr Pawar's birthday.
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