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Kidney transplant patient misses flight; Shinde offers seat on chartered plane

Eknath Shinde, the Deputy Chief Minister, stepped in to help a kidney transplant patient from Jalgaon who missed her flight to Mumbai. Shinde arranged for her to travel on his chartered plane late Friday night. After a program delay, Shinde ensured the pilots could fly by coordinating medical check-ups, enabling the flight to depart around 9:50 pm. Eknath Shinde, the Deputy Chief Minister, stepped in to help a kidney transplant patient from Jalgaon who missed her flight to Mumbai. Shinde arranged for her to travel on his chartered plane late Friday night. After a program delay, Shinde ensured the pilots could fly by coordinating medical check-ups, enabling the flight to depart around 9:50 pm.