New Delhi, February 04: Embattled former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan’s political rehabilitation appears unlikely soon in the wake of the FIR in the Adarsh housing scam naming him.
“I am not aware of 25 Congress MLAs in Maharashtra having a particular feeling,” party spokesperson Jayanthi Natrajan told reporters when asked about the reported lobbying by some party MLAs for a ‘fair deal’ to Chavan.
Reports from Mumbai had it that at least 20 Congress MLAs from the state along with three Independents started lobbying for the former Chief Minister couple of days back.
The MLAs, who are believed to be wanting deletion of Chavan’s name from the CBI FIR, called on Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and urged him to “use his influence”.
Maharashtra PCC chief Manickrao Thakre has already distanced the party from Ashok Chavan over the Adarsh Housing Society case.
–Agencies