Congress veteran leader Vasant Chavan passes away

Nanded (Maharashtra) [India], August 26 (ANI): Vasantrao Balwantrao Chavan, Congress MP of Nanded Lok Sabha Constituency passed away on Monday. The MP was getting treatment for multiple health-related issues in Hyderabad. His last rites are reportedly going to happen in Nanded.
The President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Nana Patole paid his tributes to the Congress veteran in a post on X. "The news of the demise of a senior leader of Congress party, MP of Nanded Lok Sabha Constituency Vasantraoji Chavan is very shocking", read the post. The MPCC president also praised the ex-MP for staying loyal to the Congress party even in "adverse conditions". "He always remained loyal to the Congress party even in adverse conditions and brought the idea of the Congress party home", added the post.
Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar also consoled the death of the Congress leader.
"The news of the demise of Nanded Lok Sabha Constituency MP Vasantraoji Chavan is very sad. Being loyal to the Congress ideology, he supported the Congress party during difficult times and maintained the party organization in the Nanded district. He remained loyal to the Congress Party throughout his life with the feeling that the Congress Party was his family. The death of Vasantraoji Chavan, who was a true pike of Congress ideology, has caused a great loss to the party. Vasantraoji pays a heartfelt tribute to Chavan. We share the grief of the Chavan family and friends on this difficult occasion," Wadttiwar posted on X.
Former Maharashtra CM and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Chavan recalled the strong relationship he had with Vasant Rao Chavan.
"The news of the death of senior leader and Nanded MP Vasantrao Chavan is very shocking. It was expected that he would recover sooner or later by responding to medical treatment. However, early today, time struck them with an unfortunate attack. Late Vasantrao Chavan and I were related for two generations. Our fathers worked together, we also stayed together for many years in politics and cooperatives. As an MP from Nanded, he got the opportunity to work at the central level for the first time. However, with his demise, a moderate, modest and experienced leader who knew the pulse of the countryside well has passed away. A heartfelt tribute to Vasantrao Chavan," Ashok Chavan said in a post on X.
Vasant Rao Chavan had faced off against Chikhalikar Prataprao Govindrao of BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He won the elections in the Nanded Parliamentary Constituency in Maharashtra with a 46% vote share in the constituency. (ANI)