Uddhav Thackeray stated there was a excessive risk that 16 Shiv Sena MLAs, together with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, can be disqualified by the Supreme Court docket.
Mumbai,UPDATED: Feb 8, 2023 22:54 IST
Uddhav Thackeray was addressing the media discussing his faction of the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’s future prospects. (File picture)
By Mustafa Shaikh: Uddhav Thackeray stated on Wednesday that there was a excessive risk that 16 Shiv Sena MLAs, together with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, can be disqualified by the Supreme Court docket.
Uddhav Thackeray was addressing the media discussing the longer term prospects of his faction of the Shiv Sena — Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray — and the problems at the moment plaguing his unit.
He stated the Supreme Court docket ought to first resolve the case and solely after that ought to the Election Fee resolve which among the many two factions is the ‘actual Shiv Sena’.
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A Structure bench of the Supreme Court docket has listed the pleas regarding the constitutional points arising out of the rift inside the Shiv Sena — that has break up the social gathering into Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena — on February 14.
Uddhav Thackeray stated, “We have provided everything that the Election Commission asked for. But later, these traitor groups started saying that because they have more MLAs and MPs and hence, they are the real Shiv Sena. The strength of MLAs and MPs cannot decide which of the two factions is the real Shiv Sena. If a party is determined based on elected representatives, then any rich person can buy them and become a prime minister or chief minister.”
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Eknath Shinde‘s faction has argued a number of instances that they’re the true Shiv Sena since they’ve extra MPs and MLAs.
Talking on the difficulty of Shiv Sena’s structure, Uddhav Thackeray stated the faction led by Eknath Shinde is creating posts which aren’t within the social gathering’s structure. “We follow the party constitution completely. We created the post of Shiv Sena party president… We are operating only as per the approval of the commission. Now, it is their problem that they have broken the party whip and so they will face disqualification. How can one stake claim of being the real Shiv Sena after disqualification?” requested Uddhav Thackeray.
In its final submission before the Election Commission, Uddhav Thackeray’s faction cited the structure of the Shiv Sena and argued that the social gathering chief is the best submit with powers to make appointments, suspensions and dismissals of a member.
Nevertheless, in January this yr, Uddhav Thackeray’s term as the Shiv Sena president ended and the Election Fee has not but permitted the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) to carry its nationwide govt to re-elect the subsequent social gathering president.
In June final yr, Eknath Shinde, the city improvement minister within the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities, triggered a vertical break up within the Shiv Sena and walked out with 39 of 56 MLAs and 13 of 19 Lok Sabha MPs to hitch palms with the BJP.
Subsequently, the Sena Legislature Occasion assembly was referred to as on June 21, which recorded the absence of 16 MLAs, together with Eknath Shinde.
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Due to this fact, Shinde was faraway from the submit of legislative social gathering chief. Later, disqualification was demanded in opposition to MLAs for anti-party actions.
In October, the Election Fee issued an interim order freezing the identify of Shiv Sena and the ‘bow and arrow’ image of the unified social gathering.
Since then, a combat has been brewing as to which among the many two factions is the true Shiv Sena and who can be awarded the social gathering’s unique ‘bow and arrow’ image.
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