Ajit Pawar a traitor: Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut on Maharashtra deal

Sanjay Raut, a senior Shiv Sena leader, decried what he described as a "sin": the fact that Ajit Pawar switched allegiances even as his party worked with the Congress and the Sena to form a governing coalition that would exclude the BJP.

Raut said Ajit Pawar had betrayed his uncle, NCP chief Sharad Pawar. He even described Ajit's behaviour on Friday evening, which he appeared to think was suspicious: the NCP leader left suddenly; he "didn't look in our eyes" and was "trying not to face us".