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Breaking: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray Resigns A Day Before Floor Test

Uddhav Thackeray resigns

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, in an emotional address to people of Maharashtra, resigned as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Thackeray also announced his resignation as member of legislative council. Thackeray resolved to never hold any political post in future and will head Shiv Sena.

Thackerayโ€™s resignation came shortly after the Supreme Court upheld governor Koshyariโ€™s order to hold floor test tomorrow.

Here are the main issues raised by Thackeray in his address:

  • Took many important decisions as Chief Minister, especially renaming of Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar as envisaged by Balasaheb.
  • Want to thank Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi, and my colleagues from NCP and Congress.
  • NCP, Congress did not oppose the decision to rename Aurangabad, Osmanabad, but those who always asked for it could not do the same.
  • Balasaheb Thackeray made Rickshaw pullers, shopkeepers MLAs, MPs. But when they achieved everything because of us, they betrayed in the end.
  • Today Supreme Court gave its verdict. We will have to accept it. Governor had ordered floor test, SC upheld it.
  • Want to thank governor for protecting democracy. He quickly ordered floor test in a day after meeting opposition leaders.
  • Congressโ€™ Ashok Chavan offered to support government from outside if rebel MLAs are willing to come back.
  • (addressing rebel MLAs) I respect your feelings, want to respect your feelings. But you have to come in front of me.
  • Centre is beefing up security in Maharashtra. They have locked Shivsainiks in home. They have ordered central forces. They may order army also. Maybe they may order armies from neighboring countries. Do they want to paint cityโ€™s roads red?
  • I appeal Shiv Sainiks to not interrupt this celebration of democracy. Let them do it, come and take oath tomorrow.
  • They have pulled down from CMโ€™s post the son of Balasaheb Thackeray, who gave everything to them in their life.
  • I today sacrifice the CMโ€™s post. I am not afraid, but I donโ€™t want my Shiv Sainiks to get hurt.
  • All this while the country was buring in communal fire, nothing happened in our Maharashtra. I want to thank the citizens for the same.
  • I am not going anywhere. I am going to sit in Matoshree. I want to thank everyone.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday, in a setback for the Shiv Sena and MVA government, upheld governor Bhagat Singh Koshyariโ€™s order to hold floor test in assembly tomorrow. The floor test will be conducted tomorrow as ordered, the apex court said.

The bench said it is ordering notice on the petitions and that tomorrowโ€™s floor test proceedings will be subject to the final outcome of the writ petition.

The Supreme Court was hearing Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerayโ€™s plea against an order by the governor to prove his majority tomorrow. Shiv Sena rebels, who have ignored Mr Thackerayโ€™s appeals to return, have left Guwahati and will attend the floor test tomorrow.

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing the Shiv Sena, had sought to postpone the floor test by at least one week. He had argued that the floor test cannot be conducted as the matter pertaining to disqualification of 16 Shiv Sena MLAs was still undecided in the top court.

According to reports, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will address the people of Maharashtra through Facebook live at 9.30.

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