Guwahati: Shiv Sena rebels Eknath Shinde, the minister, has departed for Mumbai.
Minister Eknath Shinde, who has led the rebellion against the party, has claimed that the group led by him is the “real Shiv Sena” and hit back saying he and his supporters will not be intimidated by the disqualification threats. This comes as the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray seeks to cancel the membership of several rebel MLAs.
Shinde was sacked as Shiv Sena’s group leader in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. The party appointed Ajay Chaudhary in his place. However, the rebel faction passed a resolution retaining Shinde as their group leader and appointed Bharat Gogawale as the chief whip in place of Sunil Prabhu.
Prabhu had sent letters to the rebels, asking them to attend the legislature party meeting on Wednesday evening in Mumbai or face action under the anti-defection law
This is a developing story
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