On 27 June, it agreed to hear the petitions filed by Eknath Shinde and his then-rebel MLAs which argued that then-Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal should not be allowed to decide on the disqualification notices against them, as they had sought his removal. There was a clear legal issue at play here, based on the Nabam Rebia judgment of the Supreme …
Amid the ongoing battle between two Shiv Sena factions led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and former CM Uddhav Thackeray, both sides issued separate whips to the party legislators to vote in favour of their respective candidates during the state assembly speaker’s election on Sunday. After the new speaker’s announcement, Zirwal informed the house that he had received a …
Mumbai: As the strength of Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde’s group continued to swell, it reportedly stood at 38 at latest count, NCP chief Sharad Pawar – who had earlier maintained that the rebellion was Uddhav Thackeray-led party’s internal matter –entered the scene to prevent the fall of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government. The meeting will be held in …
As it became clear on Thursday that rebel leader Eknath Shinde had mustered the required numbers needed to split the Shiv Sena, and that the days of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government may be numbered, the coalition’s architect, battle-scarred Sharad Pawar, stepped in to make his moves. It was followed by a conversation between Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray over phone, …
