Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) president Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday described former Congress leader Ashok Chavan, who joined the BJP, as a “towering leader”.
“I do not want to discuss it in detail, as I have left the party [Congress]. However, the [former] CM of Maharashtra, who has left, has contributed a lot. His father was also a Chief Minister and Union Minister and served the Congress along with other family members. In one major region of Maharashtra, he [Chavan] was the only towering leader. The Congress could have been revived in Maharashtra but now this is really sad,” said Mr. Azad, who is touring the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.
Mr. Azad’s party, which is yet to get an election symbol, will fight its maiden Lok Sabha poll this year in J&K.
