Team Thackeray Spokesperson Sanjay Raut today also demanded the imposition of President’s rule in Maharashtra till the constitution bench of the top court gives its verdict.
New Delhi: A bench headed by Chief Justice Of India NV Ramana will on Wednesday hear a clutch of petitions in the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray seeking disqualification of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs.
Team Thackeray claims the Eknath Shinde-led government is “illegal” until the Supreme Court decides on disqualifications, and the rebels claim they are the real Shiv Sena with an overwhelming majority of the party MLAs.
The Shiv Sena had on Tuesday appealed to the Maharashtra Governor not to administer the oath to any minister in the Eknath Shinde government, saying the legality of the decision to appoint Eknath Shinde as the Chief Minister is in question.
Team Thackeray Spokesperson Sanjay Raut today also demanded the imposition of President’s rule in Maharashtra till the constitution bench of the top court gives its verdict.
After his revolt led to the fall of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, Eknath Shinde took oath as the Chief Minister on June 30 along with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy.
In a relief to Shiv Sena MLAs of teamUddhav Thackeray, the Supreme Court had asked newly-elected Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar not to proceed with the plea seeking their disqualification which was sought by the Shinde camp on the ground of defying party whip during the trust vote and the election of the speaker.
Maharashtra Legislature Secretary Rajendra Bhagwat had issued show cause notices to 53 Shiv Sena MLAs. Forty of the notices have been sent to the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the other 13 belong to the Uddhav Thackeray faction.
Both groups have sought the disqualification of legislators from the opposite faction.
On June 27, the apex court issued notice to the Deputy Speaker seeking his reply on the plea filed by the Eknath Shinde camp against his disqualification notices.
According to sources, the formation of the new council of ministers might take place days after the Presidential polls, scheduled on July 18. The Maharashtra cabinet currently has only two members — Mr. Shinde as the Chief Minister and Mr. Fadnavis as his deputy.
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