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Maharashtra Political Crisis Highlights: The Maharashtra political crisis has reached the courts with rebel MLA Eknath Shinde and his camp challenging the Shiv Sena's move to disqualify him and 15 other MLAs with two petitions in the Supreme Court.
The petitions also challenge the decision by deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal to recognise Ajay Choudhary as leader of the Shiv Sena Legislature Party (SSLP) in place of Shinde.
The political turbulence in Maharashtra was
It means that they can either leave and form another political party or merge with another without being disqualified from the state assembly.
According to ANI sources, Maharashtra deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal has sent notices to the 16 Shiv Sena rebel MLAs.
In a relief to rebel Shiv Sena lawmakers, the Supreme Court on Monday kept in abeyance the disqualification proceedings before the Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly till July 11 and sought responses to pleas by rebel MLAs questioning the legality of notices seeking their disqualification.
The top court, however, refused to pass any interim order on the plea of the Maharashtra government that there should not be any floor test in the Assembly and said they can always approach it in case of illegality.
The top court also recorded the statement of Maharashtra's counsel that adequate steps have been taken to protect the life and property of rebel MLAs. The matter will now be heard on July 11.Around 20 rebel MLAs urging us to bring them back to Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray
MVA leaders meet Uddhav Thackeray
Floor test by weekend, 2 rebel MLAs to meet Governor: Report
BJP core group meets
This is victory for Balasaheb Thackeray's Hindutva, tweets Eknath Shinde as SC gives them interim relief
Look me in the eye & say what did we do wrong: Aaditya Thackeray slams rebel MLAs
MVA firmly with Thackeray Govt: Prithviraj Chavan
SC allows rebel MLAs to file reply to disqualification notice by July 11
SC issues notices to Dy Speaker, Ajay Chaudhari; plea hearing fixed on July 11
Uddhav Thackeray hands over portfolios of 9 Shinde camp ministers to others
Leapfrogging permitted in rare cases: Thackeray's Counsel argues in SC
'Dead bodies will return from Assam': Counsel alleges rebel MLAs got threats
No constitutional bar against approaching SC directly: Rebel MLA's Counsel
SC asks Shinde camp why didn't rebel MLAs approach Bombay HC first
SC begins hearing petitions filed by Shinde, rebel MLAs against Dy Speaker
MVA alliance loses majority as 38 MLAs have withdrawn support: Shinde
ED summons Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut on June 28 in Patra Chawl land scam case
Cases listed before SC bench likely to come up for hearing after 12/12:30 pm
PIL filed against Eknath Shinde, rebel MLAs for neglecting official duties
'They stay for 40 years and then run; their souls dead': Raut on rebel MLAs
Eknath Shinde calls a meeting at 2 pm in Guwahati hotel to discuss startegy: ANI
Rebelled against Sena support to those having links with Dawood: Eknath Shinde
Some powerful force backing rebel Eknath Shinde: NCP's new MLC Khadse
Eknath Shinde spoke to MNS chief Raj Thackeray on the political situation: ANI
SC to hear Eknath Shinde camp's petitions against Dy Speaker's decisions
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Maharashtra Political Crisis Live Updates | BJP has not held any talks with Eknath Shinde, not received any proposal: Mungantiwar Senior Maharashtra BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar claimed his party has not held any discussion with rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde nor received any proposal from him, against the backdrop of the current crisis that has gripped the MVA government. Mungantiwar said BJP has adopted a wait and watch strategy after state BJP's core committee met here and also discussed the Supreme Court order.
Maharashtra Political Crisis Live Updates | Around 20 rebel MLAs urging us to bring them back to Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray
Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray claimed 15 to 20 Shiv Sena MLAs who have joined the rebel camp are in touch with him and have urged the party to bring them back to Mumbai from Guwahati, where they are lodged in a hotel along with Cabinet minister Eknath Shinde whose rebellion has pushed the MVA government into a major crisis.
Addressing Shiv Sena workers in Karjat, on outskirts of Mumbai, Thackeray said every party worker is seeing the current situation as an opportunity and not as a problem. (PTI)
Maharashtra Political Crisis Live Updates | MVA leaders meet Uddhav Thackeray
Senior leaders of Congress and NCP met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, hours after the Supreme Court kept in abeyance the disqualification proceedings before the Assembly Deputy Speaker till July 11 and sought responses to pleas by rebel MLAs questioning the legality of notices seeking their disqualification.
We are alliance partners. We will sit together and discuss things, state Congress chief Nana Patole told reporters outside Matoshri bungalow, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence in suburban Bandra, after meeting him late evening.
Congress minister and former CM Ashok Chavan also met Thackeray. (PTI)
Maharashtra Political Crisis Live Updates | Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Chhagan Bhujbal tests Covid positive
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal has said on twitter that he has tested positive for Covid.
Maharashtra Political Crisis Live Updates | Rebel ministers lose portfolios
Moving against rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray took away portfolios of nine ministers who have jumped ship.
Besides Shinde, the other ministers who have been stripped of their portfilios are Uday Samant, Dada Bhuse, Sanidpan Bhumre, Shamburaj Desai, Rajendra Patil-Yadravkar, Omprakash Kadu (who belongs to Prahar Janshakti Party), Abdul Sattar and Gulabrao Patil.
Maharashtra Political Crisis Live Updates | Floor test by weekend, 2 rebel MLAs to meet Governor: Report
Two MLAs from the Eknath Shinde-led faction are set to travel from Guwahati to Mumbai to discuss the Maharashtra political situation with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, reported News18.
It is also reported that yhe MLAs are likely to inform him about the loss of confidence in the current Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government. The channel citing top sources said the governor will call for a floor test on the plea of the MLAs, and that the floor test in the Maharashtra assembly may take place by this weekend.
Maharashtra Political Crisis Live Updates | BJP core group meets
The BJP’s core committee meeting is currently underway at leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis’ residence over the present political situation in the state. Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil and other BJP leaders gather.
Maharashtra Political Crisis Live Updates | This is victory for Balasaheb Thackeray's Hindutva, tweets Eknath Shinde as SC gives them interim relief
As the Supreme Court gave them the interim relief by extending the time to file response to the disqualification notice sent by Maharashtra Deputy Speaker till July 11, rebel MLA Eknath Shinde took to twitter and said 'it is the victory of the Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray's Hindutva and the thoughts of Dharmaveer Anand Dighe Saheb.
"This is the victory of the emperor Balasaheb Thackeray's Hindutva and the thoughts of Dharmaveer Anand Dighe Saheb ..!" tweeted Eknath Shinde.
Maharashtra Political Crisis Live Updates | Safeguarding Hindutva, not a rebellion: Eknath Shinde camp MLA Deepak Kesarkar
After the Supreme Court extended the deadline given to the rebel MLAs to file their responses to the disqualification notices till July 11, 5.30pm, Shiv Sena's rebel MLA Deepak Kesarkar in a four-page statement on Twitter said they are not waging a rebellion against the Shiv Sena party but safeguarding Hindutva and are only offering a fight for Shiv Sena's self-respect.
Also, the rebel MLA Kesarkar added that 'Uddhav Thackeray should consider and make a new alliance with the BJP to take Maharashtra to gereater heights of development'.
Safeguarding Hindutva:
— Deepak Kesarkar (@dvkesarkar) June 27, 2022
Not a rebellion
But a fight for Shiv Sena’s self-respect
- Deepak Kesarkar#MiShivsainik #mieknathshinde @mieknathshinde pic.twitter.com/xoduxcMORA
Maharashtra Political Crisis Live Updates | Look me in the eye & say what did we do wrong: Aaditya Thackeray slams rebel MLAs
Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray issued a challenge to the rebel Shiv Sena leaders, told them to confront him and express their concerns about the current administration face-to-face with him in the state.
"Those who ran away from here & are calling themselves rebels, if they wanted to rebel, they should've done it here. They should've resigned & contested election. The 2nd floor test would be when they sit before me, look me in the eye & say what did we do wrong," said Aaditya Thackeray.
Maharashtra Political Crisis Live Updates | Manipur Shiv Sena chief stopped from meeting rebel MLAs
Security arrangements were tightened in the luxury hotel in Guwahati where rebel Maharashtra MLAs led by Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde are camping as advocates, senior police and government officials were seen entering there.
President of the Shiv Sena in neighbouring Manipur, M Tombi Singh, came to meet the rebel legislators but he was not allowed. He said he wanted to tell them not to create a division in the party. Singh claimed that he had "some contacts with Mumbai" before coming to the hotel. (PTI)