Maharashtra crisis: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday tweeted an illustration indicating how the party's own leaders backstabbed the CM.
Sanjay Raut is considered to be a loyalist of party supremo Uddhav Thackeray. He was the most vocal voice during the factional fight of Shiv Sena.
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.
Thackeray's announcement came minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stay Maharashtra Governor's direction to the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress Maha Vikas Aghadi government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday.
A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala also asked Uddhav Thackeray led-Shiv Sena group how can floor test impacts the disqualification process or interfere with the powers of the speaker to conduct disqualification proceeding.
The agency wants to question the 60-year-old Raut and record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The ED had summoned Rajya Sabha member Raut on Tuesday for questioning in the money laundering probe linked to the re-development of a Mumbai 'chawl' and other related financial transactions involving his wife and friends.
Aaditya Thackeray too had accused the rebel MLAs of "betraying" the party and said, "the dirt has gone out of Shiv Sena".
The Shiv Sena is staring at a split after senior leader Eknath Shinde raised the banner of revolt and moved to a hotel in Assam's Guwahati with around 40 MLAs.
In an open letter, Kesarkar said those who get elected because of legislators are now abusing them every day, an apparent reference to Sanjay Raut.
Maharashtra crisis: The political crisis in Maharashtra was set off by senior Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde following a disagreement with Uddhav Thackeray over an alliance with the NCP and Congress.
The ED summoned Raut on Tuesday for questioning in a money-laundering probe linked to the re-development of a Mumbai 'chawl', officials said.
The ED's summon to Sanjay Raut, who is considered to be a confidant of Uddhav Thackeray, comes amidst mounting trouble for the party in the wake of internal rebellion.
Addressing a press conference, Khadse, a former BJP leader, said the identity of this "powerful force" would be out in the open in the coming days, adding that he had never seen the state go through such a volatile situation in his 40-year political career.
Amid the ongoing power tussle, Sanjay Raut dared the rebels to quit as MLAs and face fresh elections, but also said the doors of the party were open for those who wish to return.
The political turbulence in Maharashtra was triggered by the faction war in Shiv Sena after Minister Eknath Shinde flew to Surat with some MLAs and then to Guwahati where he claims of having the support of 38 MLAs of the party, thus achieving the two-thirds majority in the Shiv Sena.
Maharashtra political crisis: Several Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde have revolted against the party, plunging the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra into a crisis.
Maharashtra political crisis: Several Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde have revolted against the party, plunging the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra into a crisis.
Chavan was reacting to Sena MP Sanjay Raut's statement earlier in the day that the Sena was "ready to consider" the demand of the MLAs led by Eknath Shinde that it should end the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance with the NCP and Congress.
Leaving the party in catch-22 situation, Eknath Shinde has flaunted the support of 37 rebel MLAs of the Sena and nine independents in Guwahati.
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