Mumbai/New Delhi/ Guwahati, June 27: Cracking the whip against rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today divested nine Ministers who have jumped ship of their portfolios, while the dissident party MLAs took their fight to the Supreme Court, which kept in abeyance their disqualification proceedings before the Deputy Speaker of the State Assembly till July 11. A week into the political crisis – triggered when Shiv Sena Minister Eknath Shinde, who has claimed the support of more […]
Maharashtra political crisis LIVE: Several Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde have revolted against the party, plunging the MVA government in Maharashtra into a crisis. The rebel MLAs are camping at a Guwahati hotel. The MVA is an alliance of Sharad Pawar s NCP, Uddhav Thackeray s party & Congress.
The Supreme Court has kept in abeyance the disqualification proceedings before the Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly till July 11 and sought responses to pleas by rebel MLAs questioning the legality of notices seeking their disqualification.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Monday termed the relief by the Supreme Court to him and other dissident Sena lawmakers as the victory of Bal Thackeray s Hindutva and the ideals of his mentor Anand Dighe. India News | Victory of Bal Thackeray s Hindutva: Eknath Shinde on SC Relief.
The top court also refused to pass any interim order on the plea of the Maharashtra government that there should not be any floor test in the Assembly and said they can always approach it in case of illegality.