Maharashtra crisis: Sanjay Raut calls rebels 'uneducated, walking dead'
India | June 28, 2022 12:16 ISTAaditya Thackeray too had accused the rebel MLAs of "betraying" the party and said, "the dirt has gone out of Shiv Sena".
Aaditya Thackeray too had accused the rebel MLAs of "betraying" the party and said, "the dirt has gone out of Shiv Sena".
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to pass an interim order on the Maharashtra government counsel's submissions that there should not be any floor test in the Assembly till July 11, as it extended, till July 12, the time granted to the 16 dissident MLAs to submit their response to the disqualification notices.
The ED summoned Raut on Tuesday for questioning in a money-laundering probe linked to the re-development of a Mumbai 'chawl', officials said.
Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and a sizable number of MLAs rebelled against the leadership of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on June 21 and are currently in Guwahati in Assam.
In another petition filed before the Supreme Court, the rebel leaders said that the principles of Shivsena are being compromised due to an unruly coalition of MVA.
Thackeray Jr termed as "good riddance" that all the 'muck' has gone out of the party on its own, now leaving it clean, amid a thunderous round of applause.
Tempers continue to run high among party workers following the division within the Shiv Sena which has put in doubt the survival of the ruling MVA govt headed by CM Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra.
Devendra Fadnavis had, sources suggested, secretly left Indore for Vadodara in a special chartered plane Friday evening. He then arrived back in Indore and had left for Mumbai.
During a meeting of the party's national executive committee in Shiv Sena Bhavan to discuss future strategy amid the political crisis, the Shiv Sena leaders also discussed the party's future plans and came up with a three-point plan to keep the government intact.
Assam Congress chief Bhupen Bora also wrote a letter to Shinde telling him that their presence at such a critical juncture has "defamed" the state. Congress leaders were not allowed to enter the hotel and a police official deployed there was requested to hand over the letter to the Sena leader.
The Sena has been witnessing the rebellion within the party after Eknath Shinde broke away and formed a rebel group with the support of several legislators. Shinde is currently camping with at least 38 rebel MLAs of the Sena and 10 independents in Guwahati.
Sena MLA Nitin Deshmukh had claimed that he, along with other MLAs, was forcibly taken to Surat. He said he tried to run away but was caught by Surat police. Despite having no complications, he said doctors told him he had a heart attack.
All 37 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs who are camping in Guwahati on Thursday sent a letter to Maharashtra Assembly's Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal, stating that Eknath Shinde will remain their group leader in legislature.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday night moved from his official residence in south Mumbai to a family home in suburban Bandra, hours after offering to quit the top post amid a rebellion by Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde.
The post of Deputy Speaker of Parliament was left vacant after Ranjith Siyamabalapitiya stepped down from the post.
Ajay Maken has sought to downplay infighting talks in the Rajasthan Congress, saying Sachin Pilot is an "asset" to the party.
While speaking to ANI in the national capital on July 28, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati spoke on Rajasthan political crisis.
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on July 14 said that Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has been removed from the post amid the political turmoil in the state.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and National Vice President, Uma Bharti on July 13, accused Rahul Gandhi for political crisis in Rajasthan.
While addressing a joint press conference in Rajasthan's Jaipur on July 13, the member of Congress Working Committee (CWC), Randeep Singh Surjewala spoke on Rajasthan political crisis.
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