As the Maharashtra political crisis continued, rebel Shiv Sena MLA Deepak Kesarkar on Sunday said they have a majority and are ready to face a floor test in the Maharashtra legislative assembly. Kesarkar said that apart from Maharashtra Cabinet Minister for Higher and Technical Education Uday Samant, one or two more MLAs will join them. Stay with TOI for the latest developmentsRead Less
Harish Salve to appear for Shiv Sena's rebel MLA Eknath Shinde: Media reports
Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi to appear for Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray in Supreme Court tomorrow
Learnt that two writs filed today by #Shinde group listed tomm in #sc for hearing in vacation bench! Happy to appea… https://t.co/G7bWc4MBgJ
— Abhishek Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) 1656263284000
How can Balasaheb Thackeray's Shiv Sena support people who had a direct connection with culprits of the Mumbai bomb blast, Dawood Ibrahim & those responsible for taking the lives of innocent people of Mumbai. That's why we took such a step, it's better to die, tweets Eknath Shinde
मुंबई बाँबस्फोट घडवून निष्पाप मुंबईकरांचा जीव घेणाऱ्या दाऊदशी थेट संबंध असणाऱ्यांना हिंदुहृदयसम्राट वंदनीय बाळासाहे… https://t.co/4laJD1hAWp
— Eknath Shinde - एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) 1656260089000
Even if we have to die to follow the ideology of Hindutva, we will consider it as our destiny" tweets rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde
हिंदुहृदयसम्राट वंदनीय बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांच्या हिंदुत्वाच्या विचारांसाठी आणि बाळासाहेबांची शिवसेना वाचविण्यासाठी आ… https://t.co/C7uyY0W07e
— Eknath Shinde - एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) 1656260035000
Maharashtra governor writes to Centre for adequate security forces amid protests against rebel MLAs
Uddhav Thackeray to act against rebels, says Pawar
Cracking the whip, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government is set to sack ministers who have joined rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde in Guwahati, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar said here on Sunday.
Rebel leader Eknath Shinde's supporters burnt an effigy of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in Thane district, Maharashtra
Shinde rebellion: Aaditya Thackeray only Maharashtra cabinet minister from Sena who is MLA
With Maharashtra cabinet minister Uday Samant reaching Guwahati on Sunday to join the Eknath Shinde-led faction, Aaditya Thackeray is now the only cabinet minister from the Shiv Sena quota who is an MLA, while the remaining three from his party are MLCs. Samant, who headed Higher and Technical Education ministry, became the ninth minister of Shiv Sena to join the Eknath Shinde camp. The Sena now has four cabinet ministers, including CM Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray, Anil Parab, and Subhash Desai. Barring Aaditya, the rest three are MLCs.
One to two more MLAs will come and join us. With their support and other independents, our strength will be increased to 51. We will arrive at a decision in 3-4 days & thereafter, we will directly go back to Maharashtra
MLAs of the Shinde camp are ready to face the floor test in the Maharashtra legislative assembly at any time, but first recognition should be given to Eknath Shinde faction. We will not go with the MVA government: Rebel Shiv Sena MLA Deepak Kesarkar
Rebel MLAs' wives calling Rashmi Thackeray to get their husbands to return, says former mayor
Former Mumbai mayor and Shiv Sena leader Kishori Pednekar on Sunday said the wives of several rebel MLAs were calling Rashmi Thackeray, the wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, to get their husbands to return to the state. Rebel MLAs led by Thane strongman Eknath Shinde have been camping in Guwahati in Assam after raising the banner of revolt against the chief minister on June 21.
Radisson Blu Guwahati closes new bookings till June 30
Luxury hotel Radisson Blu Guwahati, where dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is camping along with other MLAs from Maharashtra, has stopped all new bookings till June 30. Dissident legislators of Shiv Sena, which heads the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government in Maharashtra, have been camping in Guwahati, around 2,700 km away from Mumbai, since June 22, resulting in a political crisis in the western state. The five-star property's official website, through which one can make reservations, has stopped taking new requests till June 30.
Uddhav Thackeray offered CM post to Shinde on May 20, says Aaditya: Key points
Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has written to Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla regarding the security of MLAs of the Shinde camp, and requested that adequate provision of central security forces should be made and kept ready, in case required, to address the situation. (ANI)
Rebel Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde approaches Supreme Court against the disqualification notices issued by the Dy Speaker against rebel Maharashtra MLAs. Plea also challenges the appointment of Ajay Chaudhary as the Shiv Sena's legislative leader in the House in place of Shinde.
Maharashtra minister of higher & technical education Uday Samant reaches Guwahati in Assam and joins Eknath Shinde camp
Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday claimed that Maha Vikas Aghadi’s chief minister Uddhav Thackeray had offered the CM’s post on a platter to his cabinet colleague Eknath Shinde on May 20: Media reports
As rebels bide time in Guwahati, Shiv Sena gears up for legal battle
With dissident Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde staying put in Guwahati for the last five days, the party is preparing for a legal battle amid the crisis, a Sena MP said on Sunday. Devdutt Kamat, the legal advisor-cum-counsel for Shiv Sena, said the Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly has full powers to adjudicate in the absence of the Speaker- the post is lying vacant.
40 MLAs in Guwahati are living corpses, their souls are dead. Their bodies will be sent directly to the assembly for post-mortem when they come back. They know what can happen in the fire that has been lit here