Mumbai: In a jolt to Uddhav Thackeray ahead of the Eknath Shinde-led authorities’s ground test, Maharashtra Meeting Speaker Rahul Narvekar has reinstated Shinde as Shiv Sena legislature birthday party leader, eliminating Ajay Chaudhary.
Narvekar additionally recognised the appointment of Bharat Gogawale from the Shinde camp because the chief whip of the Sena, eliminating Sunil Prabhu, who belongs to the Thackeray faction.
The belief vote will doubtless be held within the Meeting on Monday, the final day of the special two-day session of the Home.
In a press free up gradual Sunday night, Narvekar mentioned the Maharashtra Legislature secretariat had obtained a letter from the Shinde-led team on June 22 objecting to his removal by Thackeray because the team leader of the Shiv Sena legislature birthday party.
After discussing the legalities of the subject, the Speaker has rejected the appointment of Sena MLA Ajay Chaudhary because the team leader of the legislative unit of the birthday party, a letter by Narvekar mentioned.
The enchancment comes as a prime setback to the Thackeray faction comprising 16 MLAs who will doubtless be sure by the whip to be issued by Gogawale for the belief vote.
If these 16 MLAs refuse to apply the whip, they face disqualification.
Reacting to the enchancment, Shiv Sena chief MP Arvind Sawant mentioned his birthday party will difficulty this “unconstitutional” choice in court docket.
Dilapidated Secretary Total of Lok Sabha P D T Acharya has given directives that the birthday party leader (chief) has the lawful to nominate the team leader of the legislative unit of that birthday party. How can you command that (Eknath Shinde) is the (legislative) birthday party leader?”
We can difficulty this choice in court docket. This may be very sorrowful. The choice is taken on Sunday gradual night which speaks volumes about the way in which it must had been taken, mentioned Sawant.
He alleged that the choice amounts to trampling the Structure and democratic norms. “The BJP is marching in the direction of autocracy, Sawant added.
Ousted Shiv Sena team leader Ajay Chaudhary mentioned the original Speaker did now not even conduct any hearing over the objections of all aspects.
“When my establish was proposed for the Shiv Sena team leader’s submit, it was signed by Shiv Sena MLAs Dada Bhuse and Sanjay Rathod. They both later joined the Shinde camp. How can the Speaker ignore these info? When my appointment was recognised by appearing speaker Narhari Zirwal, how arrangement the newly-appointed Speaker Rahul Narvekar can intervene?” he requested.
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