Ashok Chavan Quitting Congress Is Like "Son Abandoning Mother": Sanjay Raut

Earlier in the day, Ashok Chavan, a former chief minister of Maharashtra, announced he had quit the Congress.

Ashok Chavan quitting the Congress is like a son abandoning his own mother, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Monday.

Earlier in the day, Ashok Chavan, a former chief minister of Maharashtra, announced he had quit the Congress.

"If the son of Shankarrao Chavan, a stalwart who served as Maharashtra Chief Minister between 1975 and 1977, quits the Congress, then it is like a son abandoning his mother," Sanjay Raut told reporters in Mumbai.