Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad on January 14 said it was unfortunate colleague and former Union minister Milind Deora had quit the party on the day when the Rahul Gandhi-led 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' commences from strife torn Manipur.
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole called it a ploy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to divert attention from the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' and mocked Mr. Deora as a "twice defeated candidate".
Former chief minister Ashok Chavan said Mr. Deora wanted to contest from South Mumbai Lok Sabha seat.