Maharashtra crisis LIVE: Sena leaders hold meetings in seats of rebel MLAs in Aurangabad
Maharashtra political crisis LIVE: The Shiv Sena faced a major embarrassment on Sunday after higher and technical education minister Uday Samant joined the Eknath Shinde faction.
The political crisis in Maharashtra has entered the second week with the group of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, led by Eknath Shinde, securing a hearing of the Supreme Court on Monday against the disqualification notices issued to them by the deputy speaker of the Maharashtra assembly Narhari Zirwal.
The hearing has started.
In his plea filed in the apex court, Shinde said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra has lost the majority in the house as 38 of the members of the Shiv Sena have withdrawn their support thus bringing it below the majority in the house.
Moments before the hearing commenced, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray re-allocated the portfolios held by rebel Eknath Shinde and another rebel Sena minister Uday Samant, according to the chief minister's office (CMO).
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Maha Dy Speaker had issued notice to rebel MLAs under pressure: Shrikant Shinde
Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde's son and party MP Shrikant Shinde on Monday said Maharashtra deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal had sent the disqualification notice to his father and 15 other dissident legislators under pressure which is evident from the supreme court order.
“The speaker has rights in the Assembly. He has the power if anyone goes against the whip in the legislature. It does not apply to anyone not coming for any meeting. The 'tughlaqi farman' (the disqualification notice) was issued (by him) under pressure and the court has shown that today,” Shinde, the MP from Kalyan, was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
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- Jun 27, 2022 02:34 PM IST
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- Jun 27, 2022 02:14 PM IST
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Senior advocate Neeraj Kaul told the apex court on Monday that deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal had no authority to deal with disqualification when his own status is doubtful.
"Whenever the assembly convenes, removal motion against the deputy speaker has to be the first matter," Kaul added.
- Jun 27, 2022 01:52 PM IST
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- Jun 27, 2022 01:47 PM IST
SC asks why Shinde and others didn't approach Bombay high court first
The Supreme Court on Monday asked why didn't Eknath Shinde and others approach the Bombay high court first regarding the hearing in the disqualification notices issued to the rebel Sena MLAs.
- Jun 27, 2022 01:45 PM IST
Supreme Court hearing against disqualification notices to rebel MLAs begins
The Supreme Court hearing against disqualification notices issued to rebel Sena MLAs has started.
- Jun 27, 2022 01:24 PM IST
Uddhav Thackreray re-allocates portfolios held by rebel ministers Eknath Shinde, Uday Samant
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday re-allocated the portfolios held by rebel Shiv Sena ministers Eknath Shinde and Uday Samant, according to the chief minister's office (CMO).
- Jun 27, 2022 12:46 PM IST
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- Jun 27, 2022 11:53 AM IST
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- Jun 27, 2022 10:46 AM IST
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Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Monday that he did not want to hurt anyone's sentiments, a day after he called rebel party MLAs in Guwahati as “living corpses”.
"I will repeat it, "those who stay in a party for 40 years and then run away, their souls are dead, they do not have anything left in them", these are the lines said by Dr Ram Manohar Lohia. I didn't want to hurt anyone's sentiment, I just said the truth," Raut was quoted as saying by ANI.
- Jun 27, 2022 10:22 AM IST
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Amid Shiv Sena leaders defecting to the Eknath Shinde faction, party leader Sunil Raut said that he will continue to work for Sena till his last breath. Calling the rebel MLAs in Guwahati as traitors, Raut said, "Why will I go to Guwahati? I rather go to Goa to see natural beauty. Will I go to Guwahati to see the faces of those traitors?
- Jun 27, 2022 09:47 AM IST
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- Jun 27, 2022 08:25 AM IST
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- Jun 27, 2022 07:50 AM IST
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NCP leader Eknath Khadse said on Saturday that rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde's rebellion against Uddhav Thackeray was because of some powerful force backing the dissidents.
"It (rebellion) is an internal issue of the Sena. However, there is surely some powerful force supporting Shinde. He will not take such a bold step without powerful backing. I have not seen such instability in the state in my 40-year career," Khadse told reporters in Thane, news agency PTI reported.
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