Nationalist Congress Occasion (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday stated the Maharashtra meeting speaker’s verdict within the Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification case, which dominated in favour of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction, was “not at all surprising”.
Chatting with reporters in Pune, Pawar stated the constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) — which includes his faction of the NCP, the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena and the Congress — had a collective opinion that the ruling wouldn’t be of their favour.
On Wednesday, meeting speaker Rahul Narwekar held that the Shiv Sena faction headed by Shinde was the “real Shiv Sena” when rival group emerged in June 2022.
“People in the government, including Chief Minister Shinde, had on several occasions spoken about what sort of decision would be coming and it shows they had an inkling about the verdict (going in their favour) and that assurance got reflected in their statements,” Pawar was quoted as saying by PTI.
The NCP chief acknowledged that Thackeray should go to the Supreme Courtroom and there was a “good reason” to imagine that his faction will get justice.
“The Speaker took a completely different stand from that of the Supreme Court and this makes it a very good case for Sena (UBT) in the Supreme Court,” he stated.
Pawar acknowledged that the MVA constituents and different like-minded events had a “good opportunity” to inform the folks how the Supreme Courtroom tips within the Sena MLAs’ disqualification case had been ignored. He alleged that the Speaker’s ruling was a “political decision”.
“Citing this verdict, we can explain to people how power can be misused, and we will start soon,” Pawar additional stated.
‘MURDER OF DEMOCRACY’
Quickly after Narvekar dominated Eknath Shinde-led faction the “real Shiv Sena”, Thackeray on Wednesday termed the decision to be a “murder of democracy”.
“Yesterday itself, I said democracy will be murdered. Today’s decision makes it clear that democracy is killed and it illustrates how easily one can switch from one party to another,” he stated.
SHINDE, DEVENDRA FADNAVIS WELCOME VERDICT
Shinde congratulated the “Shiv Sainiks” in Maharashtra following the Speaker’s verdict within the Sena MLAs’ disqualification case, which went in favour of him, saying it was the victory of democracy.
“Firstly, I sincerely congratulate all the Shiv Sainiks of the state. Today, democracy has once again won,” he stated.
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis congratulated Shinde and praised his management. He added that the federal government will full its full time period.
“Under the leadership of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, constitutional and legal procedures were completely followed while forming the government in the state. That is why this government is strong and stable. And we have been saying this from the beginning,” Fadnavis tweeted in Hindi.
Notably, meeting polls are due in Maharashtra later this 12 months.
(with inputs from PTI)