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  • My struggle is for rescuing Shiv Sena from clutches of ‘python of MVA’: Rebel minister Eknath Shinde

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Rebel Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde on late Saturday night mentioned Shiv Sena staff ought to perceive that he was combating to save lots of the celebration from the clutches of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

    Shinde’s enchantment got here after Sena staff loyal to celebration president and Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray staged protests towards the insurgent MLAs led by him by defacing their banners, hurling stones in some locations and vandalising the workplace of an MLA in Pune.

    प्रिय शिवसैनिकांनो,
    नीट समजून घ्या, म.वि.आ. चा खेळ ओळखा..! MVA च्या अजगराच्या विळख्यातून शिवसेना व शिवसैनिकांना सोडवण्यासाठीच मी लढत आहे. हा लढा तुम्हा शिवसैनिकांच्या हिता करीता समर्पित…. आपला एकनाथ संभाजी शिंदे.#MiShivsainik

    — Eknath Shinde – एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) June 25, 2022

    In a tweet in Marathi, Shinde, who’s tenting in Guwahati along with his group of MLAs, mentioned, “My dear Shiv Sena workers, try to understand the machinations of the MVA. I am fighting for rescuing the Shiv Sena and Sena workers from the clutches of the python of the MVA. I dedicate this fight to the interest of Shiv Sena workers.”

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    Shinde and his supporters have mentioned earlier that they need the Sena to drag out of the “unnatural” Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition with the Congress and NCP, and revive the alliance with BJP.

  • ‘No one ought to use Balasaheb Thackeray’s title’: Uddhav Thackeray

    By ANI

    MUMBAI: As insurgent MLAs led by Eknath Shinde named their group ‘Shiv Sena Balasaheb’ amid the continued tussle with the Uddhav Thackeray faction, the Maharashtra Chief Minister on Saturday stated that the previous faction can take their very own choices however nobody ought to use Balasaheb Thackeray’s title.

    Earlier at the moment, former Minister of State for Home and insurgent MLA Deepak Kesarkar instructed ANI that Eknath Shinde-led MLAs have fashioned a brand new group ‘Shiv Sena Balasaheb’.

    Addressing social gathering leaders in the course of the nationwide government committee assembly within the Shiv Sena Bhawan, Thackeray stated, “Some people are asking me to say something but I’ve already said that they(rebel MLAs) can do whatever they want to do, I won’t interfere in their matters. They can take their own decision, but no one should use Balasaheb Thackeray’s name.”

    The Chief Minister later left the Shiv Sena Bhawan with Minister Aaditya Thackeray after the conclusion of the assembly.

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    Notably, the choice of the Shinde faction comes at a time when Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was holding the chief assembly of Shiv Sena. The Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities continues to be in a combative mode with 38 of its insurgent MLAs are tenting in Guwahati.

    Meanwhile, insurgent Shiv Sena chief and state cabinet minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday wrote to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over the alleged ‘malicious’ withdrawal of safety of relations of the 38 MLAs tenting with him in a Guwahati lodge.

    In his letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and State Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil, Shinde claimed that the safety offered to the MLAs at their residence in addition to to their relations as per the protocol has been illegally and unlawfully withdrawn, as an act of revenge.

    However, Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil refuted Shinde’s declare of withdrawal of safety.”Neither the Chief Minister nor the Home Department has ordered the withdrawal of security of any MLA. The allegations being levelled through Twitter are false and completely baseless.No MLA’s security has been withdrawn. Keeping in view the prevailing situation, the Home Department has decided to provide security at the residence of MLAs to keep their families safe,” stated Patil.

    ALSO READ | Shinde-led insurgent MLAs title their faction ‘Shiv Sena Balasaheb’

    Shinde together with 38 social gathering MLAs and 9 impartial MLAs are campaigning at Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati in BJP-ruled Assam from June 22.

    Notably, CM Uddhav Thackeray has known as a gathering of the social gathering’s nationwide government committee on Saturday. The assembly will likely be held in Shiv Sena Bhavan which the Chief Minister will be a part of nearly. Besides, Shinde has additionally known as a gathering at Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati on Saturday afternoon to debate additional technique, stated sources.

    Eknath Shinde faction, earlier on Friday, gave discover of a no-confidence movement in opposition to Deputy Speaker Narhari Jhirwal, after the Uddhav Thackeray faction submitted a plea earlier than the deputy speaker to disqualify the insurgent MLAs.

    On the opposite hand, Thackeray convened a gathering of the district chiefs nearly whereby he stated that the insurgent MLAs who’re tenting in Guwahati wish to “break the party”. 

  • Cops deployed at places of work of political events, leaders in Mumbai; part 144 of CrPC until July 10

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: With tempers operating excessive amongst Shiv Sena staff following the revolt by get together chief Eknath Shinde, the Mumbai police have deployed its personnel on the city-based places of work of assorted political events and leaders, together with ministers, MLAs and MPs, and their residences as a safety measure, an official mentioned on Saturday.

    The directions to stay alert and to offer safety was taken at a gathering chaired by Mumbai Police commissioner Sanjay Pandey, the place senior officers together with the joint police commissioner (regulation and order), further commissioners and zonal DCPs had been current, he mentioned.

    The prohibitory orders issued by the town police underneath CrPC part 144 within the first week of June, forward of the Rajya Sabha elections, will proceed to stay in place until July 10. It bans the meeting of 5 or extra individuals at one place.

    Majority of Shiv Sena MLAs have shifted their loyalty to minister Eknath Shinde and are tenting in Guwahati, plunging the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who heads the Sena, right into a disaster. A number of incidents of assault on the places of work of insurgent MLAs have taken place in elements of the state.

    “The city police personnel have been asked to remain alert and maintain law and order situation in the city. They have been instructed to coordinate with the local leaders of political parties and get in advance the information related to their programmes, movement and deployment of bandobast during the meetings and political events,” the official mentioned.

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    Officials of the particular department have been requested to observe the social media platforms and take motion in opposition to these individuals who’re discovered posting objectionable content material, messages, movies, police mentioned.

    “The police personnel have been asked to ensure that the workers of political parties do not take law into hand, indulge in violence or damage public property. The officials have been asked to take stringent action against the violators,” he mentioned.

    The police workers has additionally been requested to make sure that no objectionable banner and hoarding comes up anyplace, the official mentioned. The prohibitory order issued earlier this month by DCP Operations, prohibits the meeting of 5 of extra individuals in view of the chance of breach of peace and disturbance of public tranquility.

    Apart from the meeting of 5 or extra individuals, it prohibits processions, use of loud audio system, musical band and bursting of crackers in any procession.

    Mumbai police are already on excessive alert to keep away from any untoward incidents in view of the present political developments, the police official mentioned. Police have deployed sufficient safety at varied essential locations within the metropolis, he mentioned.

  • His choices at all times proper, need to see him change into CM: People from Eknath Shinde’s native village

    By PTI

    SATARA: The residents of Dare village in Maharashtra’s Satara district, the native place of Eknath Shinde, who’s on the centre of the continuing political turmoil in Maharashtra, recall the Shiv Sena chief as a “people’s man” and a few of them really feel that the choices he had taken up to now later turned out to be proper.

    The individuals from the village with round 80 households say they’re standing strongly behind Shinde and need to see him change into the state chief minister quickly.

    Majority of Shiv Sena MLAs have shifted their loyalty to Eknath Shinde and are tenting in Guwahati, plunging the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who heads the Sena, right into a disaster.

    At least 37 Sena MLAs and 10 unbiased legislators are at present with Shinde in Assam. Shinde has claimed that the group led by him is the “real Shiv Sena”. Although Shinde, 58, hails from Satara, he has established himself as a key Sena chief within the Thane-Palghar area adjoining Mumbai.

    The sitting MLA from Kopri-Pachpakhadi in Thane metropolis is understood for aggressive method in direction of problems with public curiosity.

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    The native residents of Dare village, positioned on the banks of the Koyna river, mentioned they wholeheartedly assist Shinde. The village falls underneath the Wai-Mahabaleshwar meeting constituency.

    “We are standing strong with Shinde saheb. There is no other person like him. He reaches every household and helps the poor and needy. Our best wishes are always with him,” mentioned Rupesh Shinde. He mentioned the chief usually visits his native place and the final time he was within the village was a month in the past.

    Ganesh Utekar, a Shiv Sena functionary from Mahabaleshwar tehsil and a resident of Dare village, “It has been our experience that whatever decisions Shinde saheb has taken so far, all of them turned out to be right.”

    “The work and contribution made by Shinde saheb make us express our love and gratitude towards him. The decision taken by Shinde saheb is appropriate and as a village, we are with him,” he mentioned. Another villager, Sampat Shinde, advised a regional channel that Shinde has been serving to the individuals for the final 35-40 years.

    “In good times or bad times, he is with people and reaches out to help them and resolve the problems of the poor and needy,” he mentioned. He added that the villagers need to see Shinde because the chief minister subsequent time visits the village.

    “Our wishes are with him and all of us are with him,” he added. A youth man carrying a T-shirt with Shinde’s photograph on it mentioned Shinde is in Shiv Sena and he has not mentioned something about leaving the celebration as 50 MLAs are with him.

  • ‘Political vendetta’: Uddhav authorities eliminated safety cowl of 16 insurgent MLAs, says Shinde

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Dissident Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde on Saturday alleged that the Maharashtra authorities has withdrawn the safety cowl supplied on the residences of 16 insurgent legislators, together with himself, and dubbed the motion as “political vendetta”.

    Shinde, who’s at the moment tenting in Guwahati with the insurgent legislators, tweeted a letter signed by the 16 MLAs that’s addressed to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil.

    In the letter, the legislators mentioned CM Thackeray and the leaders of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance will likely be accountable if any hurt is triggered to their relations.

    In his tweet, Shinde alleged that the safety cowl of the 16 insurgent Sena legislators was withdrawn on the orders of Thackeray and Walse Patil resulting from “political vendetta”.

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    “The government is responsible for the security of these legislators,” he added. In the letter, the legislators demanded that their safety cowl be reinstated.

    “If our family members are harmed, then the chief minister, leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government like Sharad Pawar, Sanjay Raut and Aaditya Thackeray will be responsible,” the letter mentioned.

    The safety cowl, which is supplied at their residence in addition to to their relations as per the protocol, has been withdrawn illegally and unlawfully as an act of revenge, it mentioned.

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    The MVA authorities has been going through a disaster of survival after a majority of Sena MLAs shifted their loyalty to Shinde and are tenting in Guwahati.

  • BJP needs to complete off Shiv Sena because it doesn’t wish to share Hindu vote financial institution: Uddhav Thackeray

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Striking a defiant notice, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday evening dared insurgent chief Eknath Shinde and the BJP to try to take away the Shiv Sena cadre and people who vote for the get together, and in addition accused the BJP of making an attempt to complete off the Sena.

    In a digital deal with to get together corporators, he stated that the frequent Shiv Sena employees had been his “wealth”, and so long as they had been with him, he didn’t care about criticism by others. The Shiv Sena has been “betrayed by its own people,” he stated, as his authorities confronted a disaster after majority of Sena MLAs joined Eknath Shinde who’s tenting in Guwahati.

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    “We gave these rebels tickets to contest assembly elections despite many of you being aspirants for the same. These people are disgruntled after getting elected owing to your hard work, and you are standing by the party in this crucial time. I can’t thank you enough,” Thackeray, who can be the Shiv Sena president, advised get together employees.

    “I had told Eknath Shinde to look into complaints regarding alliance partners. He told me that legislators were pressurizing him that the Sena should join hands with the BJP. I told him to bring these MLAs to me, let’s discuss this. BJP treated us badly, didn’t honour promises. Many of the rebels have cases filed against them. So if they go with BJP, they will become clean, if they stayed with us, they will go to jail. Is this a sign of friendship?” Thackeray requested.

    “If a Shiv Sena worker is going to become a chief minister, you should go (with the BJP). But if you are, after all, going to become a deputy chief minister, you should have told me, I would have made you deputy chief minister,” he stated, apparently referring to Shinde.

    ALSO READ| Eknath Shinde leaves Guwahati resort in SUV, returns in cop’s non-public automobile

    If Sena employees felt that he was incapable of operating the get together, he was able to resign as get together president, Thackeray additional stated.

    “Shiv Sena is an ideology…BJP wants to finish it off because they don’t want to share the Hindu vote bank with anyone,” he stated, including that late Bal Thackeray had initiated the alliance with the BJP solely to keep away from a break up in Hindutva votes.

    “The rebel group has no option but to join the BJP, and even if it succeeded in forming the government, it will not last long because many MLAs among them are not really happy. The rebels will not be able to win the next election,” Thackeray claimed.

    Hitting out at Shinde and BJP, he dared them to try to lure away the Shiv Sena’s voters. “You have taken away those who got elected. But if you have the courage, try and take away those who got you elected. Those who want to leave are free to go openly….I will create a new Shiv Sena,” he stated.

  • Rebel Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde leaves Guwahati lodge in SUV, returns in cop’s personal automotive

    Express News Service

    GUWAHATI: Perhaps feeling bored after staying put at a lodge in Guwahati since Wednesday, Eknath Shinde on Friday went out on an outing to an undisclosed location within the metropolis. The sudden departure of the Shiv Sena chief, who’s main get together’s insurgent MLAs, triggered speculations that he was Maharashtra-bound. But he returned two and half hours later.

    He had moved out of the five-star Radisson Blu in an SUV, accompanied by Assam BJP MP Pallab Lochan Das. He returned in a “multipurpose” personal automotive of a senior police officer. Das was not accompanying him now.

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    Mystery shrouds over the place within the metropolis that Shinde visited. A Sena MLA informed journalists outdoors the lodge that Shinde had gone out to supply his prayers on the Kamakhya temple. The identical, nonetheless, couldn’t be confirmed from the temple authorities. “I am sick. I absolutely have no idea about it,” the temple’s chief priest Kabindra Prasad Sarma informed this newspaper. Some others on the temple additionally expressed ignorance.

    The ruling BJP ministers, MLAs, leaders, in addition to the state equipment, are sustaining a stony silence on the Sena issues. “Things are being monitored at the highest level from Delhi. As such, nobody is opening up,” a supply from the RSS mentioned.

    The lodge, the place the MLAs are holed up, has been just about was a fortress with a posse of policemen guarding it round the clock and saved out of bounds of individuals.

    The “Laxman Rekha” for media individuals, who’ve come from totally different states together with Maharashtra, has been drawn on the lodge’s entrance, some 150-200 metres away. Lunch is served to them by the lodge. Nobody is aware of the sponsor.

    Only a choose few, together with BJP MPs, ministers and MLAs, have entry to the lodge. It just isn’t entertaining contemporary bookings. Seventy rooms have been booked for the MLAs for seven days. The tariff for seven days, sources mentioned, is Rs 56 lakh. The whole value, together with meals, was estimated to be Rs 1.12 crore.

    A Shiv Sena employee, believed to be loyal to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, and a number of other protesting Assam Congress leaders have been picked up by the police from outdoors the lodge on Friday.

    Holding a placard, Sanjay Bhosale, who claimed he’s the deputy chief of Shiv Sena’s Satara district unit in Maharashtra, was interesting to the Sena rebels to return to Maharashtra and reconcile with Uddhav. But the police picked him up and took him to a police station.

    A police officer informed journalists the particular person was detained for interrogation. “We don’t know who he is and where he has come from. It’s now a sensitive area and we have to ensure the security of everyone. So, we will talk to him lovingly at the police station and find out his details,” the police officer mentioned.

    The Congress leaders have been detained for staging a protest outdoors the lodge. The Congress mentioned its state chief Bhupen Borah had written to Shinde earlier within the day requesting him to go away the state together with the guy MLAs in Assam’s higher curiosity.

  • Maharashtra disaster: Secrecy is buzzword at Guwahati resort the place rebels are controlling MVA’s destiny

    By PTI

    GUWAHATI: All eyes are fastened on a luxurious resort within the outskirts of Guwahati, from the place Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde and his coterie of MLAs are manoeuvering the destiny of the Maharashtra authorities, however its tall gates are bolted tight from inside and the happenings inside are shrouded in secrecy.

    A resort employees instructed PTI that the resort isn’t making any contemporary bookings for the following one week as ”we’re absolutely occupied”. Asked whether or not any reserving will be made for any day after the following week, he mentioned that he might touch upon that.

    Even earlier than the worker may very well be requested concerning the actions of the MLAs contained in the resort, he mentioned, ”Please, don’t query me about them. I can not say something associated to them”. The resort has 196 rooms and through a web based seek for bookings through the subsequent few days, the response was: ”There are not any out there rooms for these dates.”

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    Another resort employees mentioned that it’s booked because the four-day Ambubachi Mela on the famed Kamakhya Temple atop the Nilachal Hills has begun. An enormous posse of policemen has been posted in and across the resort with senior cops seen managing the safety bandobast.

    Top police officers, too, remained tight-lipped concerning the company contained in the resort and tight safety preparations. Media individuals are tenting outdoors the resort since Wednesday when the Maharashtra politicians reached right here however none have been allowed to go contained in the resort.

    The Congress staged an indication close to the resort through the day asking Shinde and different MLAs to depart the state which is reeling underneath devastating floods which have claimed 108 lives and affected a inhabitants of almost 46 lakh.

    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma earlier mentioned there shouldn’t be any motive for controversy relating to their go to. He mentioned, “We welcome all tourists to visit the state now as we need funds to deal with the devastating floods. Why should we turn away Goddess Lakshmi when most of our hotels are empty or have low occupancy?”

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    Shinde and the opposite legislators have been staying on the resort since Wednesday morning after they arrived from Surat by a chartered flight. They have been obtained on the airport by BJP MP Pallab Lochan Das and legislator Sushanta Borgohain.

    The Maharashtra MLAs have been pushed to the resort in three buses of the Assam State Transport Corporation amid tight safety. The Shiv Sena-led authorities in Maharashtra is dealing with a disaster following the dissidence of a bit of its MLA led by Shinde.

  • Union Minister is threatening NCP chief Sharad Pawar: Sena’s Sanjay Raut

    By ANI

    MUMBAI: Amid the continued political disaster in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Friday alleged {that a} Union Minister is threatening Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar.

    “Threats are being given to Sharad Pawar ji by a Central minister. Do such threats have the support of Modi Ji and Amit Shah Ji?” mentioned Raut.

    The Shiv Sena chief additional mentioned that it is a matter of concern and the Home Minister and PM Modi ought to take note of this.

    “Some people are threatening us. Some people are threatening Pawar Sahib not to go home. This is a matter of concern. Home Minister and PM Modi should pay attention to this,” he added.

    Raut’s assertion got here after Union minister and BJP chief Narayan Rane posted a collection of tweets final night alleging that Pawar was threatening insurgent Shiv Sena MLAs and if something occurred to them within the state Assembly, there might be penalties.

    “Sharad Pawar is threatening the (rebel) MLAs that they should come to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. They will definitely come and vote as per their will. If any harm comes to them, it will be difficult to go home,” Rane tweeted in Marathi.

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    Earlier in a tweet, Raut has mentioned that using such language in opposition to the NCP chief shouldn’t be acceptable.

    “A central minister of the BJP has said that if attempts are made to save MVA govt, then Sharad Pawar will not be allowed to go home. Whether or not the MVA govt survives, use of such language for Sharad Pawar is not acceptable,” tweets Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut.

    Meanwhile, Raut has warned Ekanth Shinde-led insurgent MLAs and mentioned that if wanted ‘Shiv Sena staff will come on the roads.

    “Eknath Shinde faction that’s challenging us must realise that Shiv Sena workers are yet to come on the roads. Such battles are fought either through law or on the roads. If need be then our workers would come on the roads,” mentioned Shiv Sena chief.

    He additional mentioned that the method underway to disqualify 12 MLAs (of Eknath Shinde faction), their numbers are solely on the papers. “Shiv Sena is a big ocean such waves come and go,” he added.

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    However, refuting the claims of Raut, MoS Railways and BJP chief Raosaheb Patil Danve mentioned that that is an inside matter of the Shiv Sena and BJP shouldn’t be attempting to destabilise the federal government.

    “No Central minister is giving threats. BJP is not trying to destabilise the government. This is an internal matter of the Shiv Sena. BJP is only in wait and watch position,” mentioned Danve.

    On the opposite hand, Shiv Sena on Friday referred to as a gathering of the social gathering leaders together with district presidents and chief district coordinators as a confidence-building measure.

    The assembly might be chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at Shiv Sena Bhawan in Mumbai at 12 pm.

    Eknath Shinde is showing to be holding a decent grip on the Shiv Sena, because the energy of MLAs supporting him is predicted to cross 50 as extra legislators are more likely to attain Guwahati on Friday thus additional deepening the political disaster in Maharashtra.

    The state of affairs for Thackeray continues to turn out to be grimmer together with his shut aide switching sides and the chief minister himself falling wanting numbers.

    It appears that the legacy of Bal Thackeray, who based Shiv Sena, has slipped from the fingers of Uddhav Thackeray with the revolt of Eknath Shinde as he claims of being a real Shivsainik, the battle of who holds the true legacy of Balasaheb has began.

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    The political disaster in Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities in Maharashtra erupted after social gathering legislators joined a revolt led by Eknath Shinde who’s staying at a lodge in Guwahati. Shinde camp has claimed the assist of 46 MLAs, which incorporates 37 Shiv Sena MLAs and 9 independents. The insurgent MLAs who’re at a lodge in Guwahati since June 20, authorised Shinde on June 23 to resolve on an extra plan of action.

    Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat claimed that each Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are attempting to remove Shiv Sena politically from Maharashtra and the MLAs made numerous makes an attempt to tell Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in regards to the malafide intentions of alliance companions.

    Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut even urged insurgent MLAs to return to Mumbai and focus on their points with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

    Raut additionally claimed that the Shiv Sena is able to “consider exiting out of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) if this is the will of all the MLAs” however with a situation that the insurgent MLAs must convey the message on to CM Uddhav Thackeray and focus on the problems with him.

    Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has filed a petition earlier than the Deputy Speaker of the state meeting searching for the cancellation of membership of 12 insurgent MLAs together with Eknath Shinde for “not attending” the legislative social gathering assembly held on Wednesday.

    Apart from Shinde, Shiv Sena has sought disqualification of Prakash Surve, Tanaji Sawant, Mahesh Shinde, Abdul Sattar, Sandeep Bhumare, Bharat Gogawale, Sanjay Shirsat, Yamini Yadhav, Anil Babar, Balaji Devdas and Lata Chaudhari.

    However, the Shinde camp has written to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari stating that Shinde continues to be the legislative social gathering chief. Shinde additionally wrote to the Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly relating to the reaffirmation of his appointment because the chief of the Shiv Sena Legislature Party.

    Amid the persevering with turf warfare inside Shiv Sena, the Shinde faction additionally mentioned that Bharat Gogawale has been appointed as Chief Whip of the social gathering.

    On the opposite hand, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge held the central authorities led by the BJP accountable for the continued political disaster in Maharashtra the place round 40 Shiv Sena MLAs have revolted in opposition to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities and are presently tenting in Guwahati.

    Kharge alleged that the BJP-led Centre is making an attempt to “destabilise” the “strong” Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities in view of the forthcoming presidential ballot subsequent month as they want numbers to get their presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu victorious within the ballot slated to be held on July 18.

    Shinde additionally made a veiled reference to BJP and mentioned “a big national party” has informed him that his determination was “historic” and they are going to be current each time he wants them.

    However, BJP had mentioned the Maharashtra disaster is Shiv Sena’s inside matter and the social gathering has nothing to do with it.

    Nationalist Congress Party chief Jayant Patil had mentioned his social gathering is “firmly standing with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray”.

  • No BJP function in Maharashtra political disaster, claims state unit chief Chandrakant Patil

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Amid allegations of BJP’s involvement in Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde’s revolt in opposition to his occasion that has posed a query mark over the survival of the MVA authorities, BJP’s Maharashtra unit chief Chandrakant Patil on Friday asserted that his occasion didn’t play any function within the ongoing political disaster within the state.

    He, nonetheless, admitted that Leader of Opposition within the Assembly Devendra Fadnavis visited Delhi on Thursday “for some work”, with out divulging any particulars.

    Patil’s remarks come a day after NCP chief Sharad Pawar asserted that the BJP has performed a job within the disaster that has befallen the Uddhav Thackeray-led authorities.

    Incidentally, insurgent Sena chief Eknath Shinde, whereas addressing the MLAs in his camp in Guwahati, mentioned in a veiled reference to the BJP {that a} “national party” has supported his rise up and warranted all assist to the rebels.

    Talking to reporters in Kolhapur, his hometown, Patil mentioned, “The BJP has nothing to do with the current internal bickering in Shiv Sena or in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) (comprising Sena, NCP and Congress). I had a lunch with Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai on Thursday afternoon, and then he left for New Delhi for some work.”

    “During our discussion, Fadnavis told me that some things are taking place. But had it (any development) been anything important, he would have definitely taken me into confidence,” he mentioned.

    Patil mentioned the BJP is at the moment busy in preparations for the 2024 elections.

    Shinde is presently tenting with 37 insurgent MLAs of the Sena and 9 independents in a Guwahati lodge.

    On Sharad Pawar’s assertion about BJP enjoying a job behind Shinde’s rise up, Patil mentioned, “I feel Pawar and Sena’s Sanjay Raut exercise their right to freedom of speech excessively. I am not even watching daily news so not aware of what exactly happening in Sena.”

    When requested about experiences that Mumbai-based BJP functionary Mohit Kamboj was in Guwahati with insurgent Sena leaders, Patil mentioned, “He has friends in every political party. He might have gone to help someone. I have no idea about his whereabouts.”