Uttarakhand High Court had said the Centre had incorrectly removed Harish Rawat's government in the state.
Highlights
- Shiv Sena celebrates verdict removing President's Rule in Uttarakhand
- Sena is a member of PM's coalition government, but is a shrill critic
- Centre wrongly removed Congress government in Uttarakhand: High Court
Never slow off the mark to attack its partner, the Shiv Sena has said that the Centre's "law was thrown in the dustbin" and that a
court verdict which has removed President's Rule in Uttarakhand proves that the union government acted out of "political selfishness".
Yesterday, the
Uttarakhand High Court said the Centre had incorrectly removed the Congress government of Harish Rawat last month in the hill state. In successive hearings, judges said that President's rule -which places a state under the administration of the Centre though the Governor - had been misused in this case to evict a democratically-elected government.
The
Centre has denied any wrongdoing and has appealed against the High Court's decision in the Supreme Court.
The Shiv Sena partners with the BJP in governing Maharashtra; the party is also a constituent of the PM's coalition government. However, it has proven to be a frequent and vocal dissident of government policies and decisions.
In underscoring the ignominy for the Centre in
Uttarkhand, the Sena as usual resorted to an editorial in its magazine, Saamna, where it acerbically observed that while "the Centre proclaims itself a legal pandit, their law was thrown in the dustbin".
The editorial also says that the High Court's verdict implicates President Pranab Mukherjee too, because he did not contest the decision to remove Mr Rawat's government. "The President's image has also been dented," said the Sena.