With the political temperature hovering within the state, Maharashtra meeting speaker Rahul Narwekar is all set to announce his determination on the disqualification insurgent Sena MLAs together with CM Eknath Shinde. Whereas the choice might be introduced round four pm at the moment, Chief Minister Shinde has maintained that his Sena is the unique Sena.
“I simply wish to say that we now have a majority. 67% in Vidhan Sabha and 75% in Lok Sabha. We’ve 13 MPS and 50 MLAs. Based mostly on this majority, the Election Fee has recognised us as the unique Shiv Sena and allotted the bow-arrow image. We hope that the speaker will move us on advantage,” stated Shinde. With this assertion, CM Shinde indicated that he’s not nervous concerning the verdict in any respect.
In the meantime, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has slammed the speaker and the CM alleging a match-fixing over the duo’s January 7 assembly. Whereas the meeting speaker will determine on the cross-petitions by each Shiv Sena factions in search of disqualification of one another’s MLAs following a cut up within the social gathering, the choice will determine the best way ahead for the Eknath Shinde authorities.
Narwekar’s determination will come greater than 18 months after the Shiv Sena suffered a cut up which led to the autumn of the Thackeray authorities. Uddhav Thackeray yesterday stated his social gathering has filed an affidavit within the Supreme Court docket objecting to a latest assembly between Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who’s among the many MLAs whose disqualification has been sought.
“If the decide (Narwekar) goes to satisfy the accused, what ought to we anticipate from that decide,” Thackeray requested. The affidavit earlier than the SC was filed on Monday, the previous CM stated.
Hitting again, Narwekar stated Thackeray ought to know for what functions a speaker may meet a chief minister. “If he nonetheless ranges such allegations, then his motive could be very clear. There isn’t a rule {that a} speaker whereas listening to disqualification pleas, can’t do some other work,” Narwekar contended.
The Supreme Court docket had final month prolonged the deadline to January 10 from December 31 for Narwekar to determine on the cross-petitions.
After the June 2022 cut up, the Election Fee had given the ‘Shiv Sena’ identify and ‘bow and arrow’ image to the Shinde-led faction, whereas the one headed by Thackeray was referred to as the Shiv Sena (UBT) with a flaming torch as its image. In July final yr, the Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP additionally joined the Shinde-led authorities. Meeting polls in Maharashtra are due round October this yr. (With company inputs)
