Maharashtra dived deeper into political turmoil on Wednesday as rebel Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde flew to Guwahati in BJP-ruled Assam this morning.
Mumbai:Ā Amid Political crisis in the Maharashtra government The Shiv Sena issued an ultimatum to its MLAs on Wednesday, asking them to attend a meeting in Mumbai by 5 pm or face action, as the party’s crisis saw a dramatic escalation following a revolt by stauch party leaderĀ Eknath Shinde and other legislators.
In a letter sent via WhatsApp, ema,il, and SMS, the Shiv Sena called all MLAs to a meeting at Varsha(Maharashtra Chief Ministers Residence). Mr. Thackeray, who has tested positive forĀ Covid, is expected to chair the meeting via video conferencing.
“If you do not attend this meeting at 5 pm today, it will be presumed that you intend to leave the party and your membership is liable to be canceled under the law,” the letter read.
According to sources, The letter came after.r Mr. Thackeray held a meeting of his cabinet via video conferencing at 1 pm . “11 issues were discussed, but the current situation was not one of them.”
Maharashtra dived deeper into political turmoil on Wednesday as rebel Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde flew to Guwahati in BJP-ruled Assam this morning and claimed he had the support of 40 of the party’s 55 MLAs and six independents.
“There is no question of changing parties. We will follow Balasaheb Thackeray’s Hindutva” Mr Shinde said in his first reaction after arriving in Guwahati.
The MLAs arrived here from Surat and were taken to the hotel in three buses of the Assam State Transport Corporation.
The Shiv Sena, which heads the MVA, has 55 MLAs, followed by allies NCP (53) and the Congress (44288 assembly-assembly while the BJPMLAs 105 MLAs were the current simple majority mark is 144.
Meanwhile.Ā Shiv Sena MLA Nitin Deshmukh, who was earlier speculated to have joined rebel Sena leader Eknath Shinde, has resurfaced voicing his support for Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. He alleges that he was ākidnappedā and taken to Gujaratās Surat from where he escaped.
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