Maharashtra political crisis news

• • • • Mumbai News Highlights: No representation from either Shiv Sena faction on split till date, says Maha Speaker Rahul Narverkar Mumbai News Highlights: No representation from either Shiv Sena faction on split till date, says Maha Speaker Rahul Narverkar Mumbai, Maharashtra News Highlights: Rahul Narvekar said in the process to decide on the disqualification of MLAs, he will first find out who is the leader of the Shiv Sena and who represents the party. Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar with CM Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. (Express file photo by Ganesh Shirsekar) Mumbai, Maharashtra News Highlights: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar on Friday said till date he has not received any representation from either of the factions of the Shiv Sena stating that there is a split in the party. Narvekar said in the process now to decide on the disqualification of MLAs, he will first find out who is the leader of the Sena and who represents the party. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena UBT chief and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “tell your people to resign and ask them to face elections”, a day after the Supreme Court said that the then Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s decision to call for a floor test that ultimately toppled the MVA government was not in accordance with the law. The apex court also said that Uddhav cannot be reinstated as the CM as he resigned from the post vo...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's emissaries were successful in establishing contact between Thackeray and dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, but sources told news agency PTI that Shinde was unmoved and had some tough questions for the Thackeray. Sources said that after almost one-and-a-half hour close door meeting, Milind left for Mumbai. Before leaving his statement was, "Eknath Shinde had telephonic conversation with Uddhav Thackeray. "Even when I am still an MLA and a minister in the cabinet, how can the Chief Minister remove me as legislative party leader?" asked the rebel leader. After Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde went incommunicado triggering a crisis in the ruling Shiv Sena, the Congress, a constituent of the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra, on Tuesday said all its 44 MLAs were in touch with Legislature Party leader and state revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat. The party statement also refuted reports that Thorat had quit as CLP leader terming them "mischievous and false". The Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to fly its 106 Maharashtra MLAs to Gujarat on a chartered flight, as the party fears poaching by the Shiv Sena, news agency IANS reported. Meanwhile, in the evening another seven Shiv Sena MLAs landed in Surat. They were flown from Delhi to Surat. Party sources told IANS that Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda will be flying to Ahmedabad. Sources also said that former Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Deve...

Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde’s son and party MP Shrikant Shinde on Monday said Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal had sent the disqualification notice to his father and 15 other dissident legislators under pressure. The political turmoil in Maharashtra intensifies, with the Supreme Court hearing a petition, by rebel Shiv Sena MLA and Minister Eknath Shinde, against the Earlier, taking action against the rebels, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray rejigged the State Cabinet portfolios. Departments with rebel Ministers have been handed over to Ministers still with the Thackeray camp. The Enforcement Directorate summoned Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in a money laundering case connected with HDIL promoters Rakesh and Sarang Wadhawan. Here are the latest updates: Maharashtra | 6:23 p.m. Deputy Speaker had issued notice to rebel MLAs under pressure, says Shrikant Shinde Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde’s son and party MP Shrikant Shinde on Monday said Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal had sent the disqualification notice to his father and 15 other dissident legislators under pressure which is evident from the Supreme Court order. “The speaker has rights in the Assembly. He has the power if anyone goes against the whip in the legislature. It does not apply to anyone not coming for any meeting. The ‘tughlaqi farman’ (the disqualification notice) was issued (by him) under pressure and the court has shown that today,” Mr. Shinde, the MP from Kalyan...

Security forces deployed outside office of rebel Shiv Sena MLA's son Security personnel have been stationed outside the office of Samadhan Sada Sarvankar, the rebel Shiv Sena MLA's son, amid the continuing political unrest in Maharashtra. Shiv Sena members protested against dissident Shiv Sena MLAs earlier today in Pune, Maharashtra, by holding a "joote maro andolan." Shiv Sena workers stage protest in Jammu On Sunday, a group of Shiv Sena members demonstrated against the ongoing political unrest in Maharashtra and called for a thorough investigation into the BJP's alleged involvement in "horse-trading" to topple the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance government. Assam BJP ministers meet rebel Shiv Sena MLAs Ashok Singhal and Pijush Hazarika, two ministers from Assam, met with the dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and several Maharashtra MLAs at a posh hotel in Guwahati on Sunday, according to sources. Assam's Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Singhal has met with the rebels three times in the past two days. Lakhs spent on rebel Shiv Sena MLAs amid flood situation: Aditya Thackeray Aditya Thackeray claims that while Assamese flood victims are left to fend for themselves, rebel MLA Eknath Shinde's side receives ₹9 lakh per day in funding. He emphasised the fact that the opposition is now backing a faction that is defecting from the ruling party for the first time. He said that some MLAs had been "forcefully" transported to Guwahati. Eknath Shin...

Maharashtra political crisis: Amid the ongoing political turmoil in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court issued a notice to Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly, Secretary of Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly, and others on pleas by rebel Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde against the disqualification notice served on them. It has listed the matter for hearing next on July 11. The court also granted relief to rebel MLAs, extending the time for the petitioners to submit their responses to the disqualification notices by July 12. Also, the court 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 cannot always approach it in case of illegality. Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray handed over portfolios of nine rebel ministers, who are currently camping at a Guwahati hotel in Assam, to other ministers. The MVA government is battling a revolt by a group of its MLAs led by Shinde. Devendra Fadnavis says 39 Shiv Sena MLAs unwilling to be part of MVA govt with NCP, Congress "We've given a letter to Maharashtra Governor and told him that the 39 Shiv Sena MLAs are saying that they don't want to be with the NCP-Congress government...this shows MVA govt has lost the majority. We've requested the Governor to direct the Chief Minister to immediately prove his majority through a floor test," Fadnavis said after the meeting. 'All our support is intact': Maharashtra ...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday expressed determination to fight the political crisis gripping his government and took rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, saying Shinde’s son is a Lok Sabha MP and should his son Aaditya Thackeray not also grow politically as both sides showed no signs of backing down to break the four-day-old impasse. Thackeray said Shinde was given the key department of urban development which is usually headed by the chief minister of the day. Thackeray also publicly blamed the opposition BJP for the rebellion in the Shiv Sena which has threatened the stability of his Maha Vikas A few days back when I suspected this, I called Eknath Shinde and told him to perform his duty of taking Shiv Sena forward, doing this isn’t right. He told me NCP-Congress are trying to finish us and MLAs want us to go with BJP. I told him to bring to me MLAs who want it: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray “If you think I am useless and incapable of running the party, tell me. I am ready to separate myself from the party, you can tell me. You respected me so far because Balasaheb said so. If you say I am incapable, then I am ready to quit the party right at this moment,” Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was quoted as saying by news agency ANI during a video conferencing. Amid the ongoing political turmoil in the state, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said, “When BJP and Shiv Sena were considered untouchables in the name of H...

Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde’s son and party MP Shrikant Shinde on Monday said Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal had sent the disqualification notice to his father and 15 other dissident legislators under pressure. The political turmoil in Maharashtra intensifies, with the Supreme Court hearing a petition, by rebel Shiv Sena MLA and Minister Eknath Shinde, against the Earlier, taking action against the rebels, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray rejigged the State Cabinet portfolios. Departments with rebel Ministers have been handed over to Ministers still with the Thackeray camp. The Enforcement Directorate summoned Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in a money laundering case connected with HDIL promoters Rakesh and Sarang Wadhawan. Here are the latest updates: Maharashtra | 6:23 p.m. Deputy Speaker had issued notice to rebel MLAs under pressure, says Shrikant Shinde Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde’s son and party MP Shrikant Shinde on Monday said Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal had sent the disqualification notice to his father and 15 other dissident legislators under pressure which is evident from the Supreme Court order. “The speaker has rights in the Assembly. He has the power if anyone goes against the whip in the legislature. It does not apply to anyone not coming for any meeting. The ‘tughlaqi farman’ (the disqualification notice) was issued (by him) under pressure and the court has shown that today,” Mr. Shinde, the MP from Kalyan...

• • • • Mumbai News Highlights: No representation from either Shiv Sena faction on split till date, says Maha Speaker Rahul Narverkar Mumbai News Highlights: No representation from either Shiv Sena faction on split till date, says Maha Speaker Rahul Narverkar Mumbai, Maharashtra News Highlights: Rahul Narvekar said in the process to decide on the disqualification of MLAs, he will first find out who is the leader of the Shiv Sena and who represents the party. Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar with CM Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. (Express file photo by Ganesh Shirsekar) Mumbai, Maharashtra News Highlights: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar on Friday said till date he has not received any representation from either of the factions of the Shiv Sena stating that there is a split in the party. Narvekar said in the process now to decide on the disqualification of MLAs, he will first find out who is the leader of the Sena and who represents the party. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena UBT chief and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “tell your people to resign and ask them to face elections”, a day after the Supreme Court said that the then Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s decision to call for a floor test that ultimately toppled the MVA government was not in accordance with the law. The apex court also said that Uddhav cannot be reinstated as the CM as he resigned from the post vo...

Security forces deployed outside office of rebel Shiv Sena MLA's son Security personnel have been stationed outside the office of Samadhan Sada Sarvankar, the rebel Shiv Sena MLA's son, amid the continuing political unrest in Maharashtra. Shiv Sena members protested against dissident Shiv Sena MLAs earlier today in Pune, Maharashtra, by holding a "joote maro andolan." Shiv Sena workers stage protest in Jammu On Sunday, a group of Shiv Sena members demonstrated against the ongoing political unrest in Maharashtra and called for a thorough investigation into the BJP's alleged involvement in "horse-trading" to topple the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance government. Assam BJP ministers meet rebel Shiv Sena MLAs Ashok Singhal and Pijush Hazarika, two ministers from Assam, met with the dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and several Maharashtra MLAs at a posh hotel in Guwahati on Sunday, according to sources. Assam's Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Singhal has met with the rebels three times in the past two days. Lakhs spent on rebel Shiv Sena MLAs amid flood situation: Aditya Thackeray Aditya Thackeray claims that while Assamese flood victims are left to fend for themselves, rebel MLA Eknath Shinde's side receives ₹9 lakh per day in funding. He emphasised the fact that the opposition is now backing a faction that is defecting from the ruling party for the first time. He said that some MLAs had been "forcefully" transported to Guwahati. Eknath Shin...

Maharashtra political crisis: Amid the ongoing political turmoil in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court issued a notice to Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly, Secretary of Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly, and others on pleas by rebel Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde against the disqualification notice served on them. It has listed the matter for hearing next on July 11. The court also granted relief to rebel MLAs, extending the time for the petitioners to submit their responses to the disqualification notices by July 12. Also, the court 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 cannot always approach it in case of illegality. Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray handed over portfolios of nine rebel ministers, who are currently camping at a Guwahati hotel in Assam, to other ministers. The MVA government is battling a revolt by a group of its MLAs led by Shinde. Devendra Fadnavis says 39 Shiv Sena MLAs unwilling to be part of MVA govt with NCP, Congress "We've given a letter to Maharashtra Governor and told him that the 39 Shiv Sena MLAs are saying that they don't want to be with the NCP-Congress government...this shows MVA govt has lost the majority. We've requested the Governor to direct the Chief Minister to immediately prove his majority through a floor test," Fadnavis said after the meeting. 'All our support is intact': Maharashtra ...