Making an observation, a 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court said, "It will be a sad spectacle for democracy," while taking forward the hearing on the events that unfolded during the June 2022 Maharashtra political crisis triggered by a revolt in the then undivided Shiv Sena by MLAs loyal to Shinde.
Bhagat Singh Koshyari news: President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Koshyari, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said on Sunday. Koshyari was replaced by Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais.
Governors appointment: President Murmu accepts the resignation of Radha Krishnan Mathur as Lt Governor of Ladakh, Brig. (Dr.) BD Mishra (Retd), Governor of Arunachal Pradesh appointed as Lt Governor of Ladakh.
An RSS veteran, Koshyari served as National Vice-President of BJP and the party's first State president for Uttarakhand, before accepting the post of Mahrastra's Governor in 2019.
Shivaji Row: Trouble is mounting for Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) threatened to launch a state-wide protest if the Centre does not recall him.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari landed in trouble after making comment about Shivaji. Not only Opposition leaders condemned him but also leaders from the ruling establishment are rejecting his remarks.
Talking about the Maharashtra Leadership Award he received, Dr. Heramb Shelke expressed his gratitude for this appreciation. "I understand my responsibilities as a responsible citizen and businessman of India and am keen to deliver always the best that benefits everyone and my country," he said.
In the viral video, the IPS officer is seen being pushed by some protesters when the police tried to prevent the crowd from moving ahead.
Bhagat Singh Koshyari statement row: "I don't agree with the Governor's statement. Marathi people have contributed to process of development of Maharashtra," said Devendra Fadnavis.
Addressing a press conference at his residence 'Matoshree' here, Thackeray said, "The hatred that the governor harbours in his mind against Marathi people has inadvertently come out."
A vacation bench of Supreme Court Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala refused to interfere with the Governor's direction to the MVA government to prove its majority in the Assembly on June 30.
As soon as the governor arrived on stage in the Central Hall, legislators of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA-comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) shouted slogans against Koshyari and in praise of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede's wife Kranti Redkar, a former actor, said, “I met governor Koshyari with my father-in-law Dnyandev Wankhede and sister-in-law Yasmeen Wankhede."
"What was spoken behind closed doors...how assurances given were overturned...we don't want to get into it," the Shiv Sena's chief spokesperson said.
Everybody was happy when Koshyari had climbed the Sinhagad fort (in Pune) at the age of 80, but he is trying to "bring down the democratic and constitutional fortress", the Sena said in its mouthpiece.
The BJP demanded a high-level investigation through HC Judge under the supervision of the SC or CBI investigation in allegations made by top police official Param Bir Singh.
BJP's Narayan Rane writes to Home Minister Amit Shah demanding President's rule in Maharashtra.
Koshyari was scheduled to travel by a state government plane to Dehradun in Uttarakhand at 10 am on Thursday, but permission was not granted for the flight.
The farmers had planned to submit a memorandum to Koshyari against the three farm laws passed by the Parliament in Septemeber last year. However, the Governor was in Goa, the state he holds additional charge of.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday welcomed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark that Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari could have chosen his words better while writing to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on reopening places of worship in the state.
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