Supporters gather near Shinde’s house; MP son feels NCP, denounces attack on offices.
The National Executive Assembly of the Shiv Sena on June 25 passed six resolutions giving the absolute right to Maharashtra Chief Minister and Party Chairman Uddhav Thackeray to take action against the rebels to control the insurgency within the party. The meeting was convened in the wake of the uprising of Sena MLA Eknath Shinde, which has destabilized the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state and risks the Thackerays losing control of the party.
Meanwhile, fearing violent retaliation from Sena workers, all 38 party MLAs stationed in Guwahati wrote on Saturday to the Chief Minister of Assam, the Home Secretary, and the Director-General of Police asking for police protection for their families and to require relatives. On Saturday, Vice-Chairman Narhari Zirwal’s office confirmed the issuance of disqualification to 16 rebel MLAs, asking for a response within 48 hours. But the Shinde group tried to table a no-confidence vote against Mr. Zirwal, although the Assembly is not in session. It was rejected because the message came from an unknown email address.
At a virtual press conference of Guwahati representing the rebel group, Deepak Kesarkar, MLA, said: “We have a majority with us and, as per the rule, we can sit in the Assembly as a separate group. We will not merge with another party. We have not left the Shiv Sena but are the Shiv Sena. Our decision is because Congress and the NCP weakened the party in Maharashtra.”
The political turmoil in Maharashtra was sparked by the factional war in Shiv Sena after Mr. Shinde flew with some MLAs to Surat and then to Guwahati, where he claimed to have the support of 38 MLAs from the 55 Shiv Sena lawmakers, which more than two. -third of the party’s strength in the 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. It means they can either leave and form another political party or merge with another without being disqualified from the State Assembly.
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8:88 am | Maharashtra
Shinde would have had a better chance of becoming CM if he had stayed with Shiv Sena.
“Had the BJP kept their promise to share Maharashtra CM’s post with the Shiv Sena for 2.5 years, Uddhav Thackeray himself would have mentioned Eknath Shinde’s name as CM,” said Sena MP Sanjay Raut in his column in the party mouthpiece ‘Saamana.’
“Mr. Shinde would have had a greater chance of becoming CM if he had remained in the Sena. Those who rebelled against the Sena, such as Chhagan Bhujbal and Narayan Rane, saw their subsequent political careers hit hard. Mr. Shinde and 40 MLAs was “not a political earthquake,” Sena headquarters has endured several such earthquakes. A split in the Legislative Party does not translate into a split in the Shiv Sena,” said Mr. Raut. – Mumbai -desk
8:40 am | Assam
Shinde convenes a meeting to discuss further strategy
Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and other Shiv Sena MLA rebels, at a hotel in Guwahati, Friday, June 24, 2022. | Photo credit: PTIA
Shiv Sena, rebel leader Eknath Shinde, convened a meeting of MLAs at the Guwahati Hotel on June 26 at noon to discuss further strategy. – ANI
8:40 am | Assam
Assam Minister Ashok Singhal meets Maharashtra MLA’s rebels in Guwahati
Assam Minister Ashok Singhal arrived at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati in Assam on Saturday night to meet with rebel MLAs, including Eknath Shinde of Shiv Sena. – ANI
June 25 | MVA crisis
I struggle to save Sena from the clutches of ‘python of MVA’, says Eknath Shinde
Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde said late Saturday night that Shiv Sena workers must understand that he fought to save the party from the clutches of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
In a tweet in Marathi, Mr. Shinde, who camps with his group of MLAs in Guwahati, said: “Dear Shiv Sena workers, try to understand the machinations of the MVA. I fight for the rescue of the Shiv Sena and Sena workers from the clutches of the MVA python.” “I dedicate this fight to the interests of Shiv Sena’s employees,” he added. – PTI
June 25 | Guwahati
Don’t spend money on Maharashtra MLAs: Assam CM
On Saturday, Assam’s chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, refuted claims that the state government had been paying for food and accommodation for dissident Maharashtra MLAs camped at a five-star hotel in Guwahati since June 22.
Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde heads at least 40 MLAs in the hotel.
June 25 | TH explains
Has the Anti-Defector Act Failed?
Maharashtra is in a constitutional crisis. Many ruling Shiv Sena lawmakers who appear to have rebelled against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s leadership have now holed up in a hotel in faraway Guwahati to stay out of reach of party leaders. Their journey to Guwahati via Surat appears to have been facilitated by the BJP, the ruling party in Gujarat and Assam. All indications are that a planned massive flood is underway, so an alternative regime is being formed in the state that will include the BJP.
June 25 | Maharashtra
Who pays MLA’s hotel bills in Guwahati? Asks NCP.
Amid the political crisis in Maharashtra caused by an uprising by many of the Shiv Sena MLAs currently camping in Assam, the NCP tried Saturday to find out who paid the bills for hotels in Guwahati and Surat.
June 25 | Guwahati
Ban orders in Mumbai as MLA offices attacked
Following an uprising by the reigning deputy commander of Shiv Sena, Eknath Shinde, the ongoing political crisis is now sweeping the streets.
Fearing violent retaliation from Sena workers, all 38 party MLAs stationed in Guwahati wrote on Saturday to Assam’s Chief Minister, the Home Secretary, and the Director-General of Police to demand police protection for their families and relatives. to demand.
June 25 | Maharashtra
16 Shiv Sena rebels asked to respond to the message before June 27
On Saturday, the national executive meeting of the Shiv Sena passed six resolutions giving the absolute right to Maharashtra Chief Minister and Party Chairman Uddhav Thackeray to take action against the rebels to control the insurgency within the party.
The national executive banned any individual or group from using the name of the party’s founder, the late Bal Thackeray, after reports that the rebel MLAs would refer to their group as Shiv Sena (Balasaheb Thackeray).
