The tussle between the Shiv Sena leadership and rebels MLAs, which threatens to bring down the Maharashtra government, moved from the hotel to the courtroom today. Acting on Eknath Shinde's petition challenging the disqualification notices issued to him and 15 other rebel MLAs last week, the Supreme Court issued notices to Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal, Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu, leader of Legislature party Anil Chaudhary and the Centre. The top court will now hear the matter on July 11.
Eknath Shinde, who leads the rebellion, had challenged the Uddhav Thackeray leadership's move to disqualify him and 15 other MLAs in the Supreme Court.
The Shinde camp also challenged the rejection of a no-confidence motion against Deputy Speaker Narahari Zirwal.
34 rebel MLAs had signed the no-confidence motion against Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal.
Here are the Highlights on the Maharashtra Crisis:
Uddhav Thackeray, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, wanted to resign after the Shiv Sena revolt exploded but was stopped twice by a senior alliance leader, sources said today.
The Shiv Sena chief stopped short of resigning "not once but twice", the sources said.
Uddhav Thackeray's government faces a tough test with rebels staying firm
Mumbai: Uddhav Thackeray, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, wanted to resign after the Shiv Sena revolt exploded but was stopped twice by a senior alliance leader, sources said today.
Mr Thackeray would have resigned on June 21 (last Tuesday), the day Eknath Shinde and 21 rebels moved to Surat in BJP-ruled Gujarat and went incommunicado.
Uddhav Thackeray decided to quit the same day and had planned to announce it in a Facebook livestream around 5 pm. "But he was persuaded not to quit by the biggest leader of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance," the sources said.
Eknath Shinde, leader of an ongoing mutiny against the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra, claimed a victory on Monday evening after the Supreme Court gave time until July 12 for the rebel Sena MLAs to respond to notices for their possible disqualification from assembly membership. The original deadline was 5.30 pm, Monday.
Kalyan MP Shrikant Shinde, son of Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde, on Monday asked party leader Sanjay Raut to watch his mouth, a day after the latter's "bodies without souls" remarks against the dissident MLAs camping in Guwahati caused a flutter. Talking to reporters at the 'Shakti Sthal' memorial of the late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe here, Shrikant said Raut should be careful about the choice of words as he is also the father of someone and his family is watching his remarks.
Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Monday threw another dare at rebel Shiv Sena leaders to come face to face and tell him what's wrong with the government. The government and the party, led by Aaditya Thackeray's father Uddhav Thackeray, are facing a mutiny by senior leader Eknath Shinde's faction and nearly 40 of the 55 Sena MLAs.
"Those who flee can never win. I am yet to read the court order. I need to read it. They will have to face us some day," said Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray.
#MaharashtraPoliticalCrisis | Advocate NK Kaul for Shinde camp:
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 27, 2022
➡️We are saying he could not have proceeded with the disqualification notices, that is the bigger point
➡️Second thing is there has been undue haste and hurry
#MaharashtraPoliticalCrisis | Advocate NK Kaul for Shinde camp:
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 27, 2022
➡️Similar cases of floor tests etc. have come to Supreme Court and dealt with under Article 32
➡️Minority faction are subverting the right way of doing things
➡️Atmosphere not conducive to pursue rights in Bombay
#MaharashtraPoliticalCrisis | "67 councillors of the Thane Municipal Corporation are with Eknath Shinde... We've already been to Guwahati": #EknathShinde's brother and Thane Municipal Corporation Councillor Prakash Shinde#NDTVExclusive pic.twitter.com/1EcJpRgM4L
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 27, 2022
मला आताचा समजले ED ने मला समन्स पाठवले आहे.छान.महाराष्ट्रात मोठ्या घडामोडी सुरू आहेत. आम्ही सगळे बाळासाहेबांचे शिवसैनिक मोठ्या लढाईत उतरलो आहोतमला रोखण्यासाठी..हे कारस्थान सुरू आहे.माझी मान कापली तरी मी गुहातीचा मार्ग स्विकारणार नाही.या..मला अटक करा!
- Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) June 27, 2022
जय महाराष्ट्र!@Dev_Fadnavis pic.twitter.com/jA1QcvzP7a
शिवसेना नेते चंद्रकांत खैरे, संपर्कप्रमुख विनोद घोसाळकर यांच्या प्रमुख मार्गदर्शनाखाली आज गंगापूर - वैजापूर विधानसभा मतदारसंघात शिवसैनिकांचा मेळावा घेण्यात आला.@ShivSena @ShivsenaComms @OfficeofUT ji @AUThackeray ji @SaamanaOnline @lokmat @abpmajhatv @TV9Marathi @ganeshwagh4400 pic.twitter.com/VTq8knUHv5
- Chandrakant Khaire MP (@ChandrakantKMP) June 27, 2022
🔴 #JustIn | Enforcement Directorate summons #SanjayRaut tomorrow.
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 27, 2022
ED probing Patrachawal Property money laundering case against Wadhwan brothers alleges that a Wadhawan associate, in 2010, gave 83 lakhs to Varsha Raut, Sanjay Raut's wife, which was used to buy those properties.
#SanjayRaut pic.twitter.com/XXtS1yNm2S
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 27, 2022
Maharashtra | Supporters of rebel Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde gather outside his residence in Thane
- ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2022
Supreme Court to hear today the plea moved by Eknath Shinde against the disqualification notices issued by the Dy Speaker against rebel Maharashtra MLAs. pic.twitter.com/IHtC3fkpb4
A public interest litigation or PIL was filed in the Bombay High Court on Monday against Eknath Shinde and other rebel Shiv Sena MLAs for causing a "political turmoil" and instigating an internal disorder in the Maharashtra government.
Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance has lost the majority in the house as 38 of the members of the Shiv Sena Legislature Party have withdrawn their support thus bringing it below the majority in the house: Eknath Shinde in his petition filed in Supreme court
- ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2022
हिंदुहृदयसम्राट शिवसेनाप्रमुख बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांना अटक करणाऱ्या छगन भुजबळ यांच्यासोबत मांडीला मांडी लावून मंत्रिमंडळात बसताना आपल्याला काहीच यातना होत नाहीत का?असासवाल शिवसेनेचे माजी आमदार सुभाष साबणे यांनी मुख्यमंत्री तथा शिवसेनापक्षप्रमुख श्री.उद्धव ठाकरे साहेबांना विचारला आहे pic.twitter.com/WAIq6GeMp1
- Eknath Shinde - एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) June 27, 2022
PIL filed against Eknath Shinde and other rebel Shiv Sena MLAs in Bombay High Court for "neglecting" their official duties and seeking directions to them to resume office.
- ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2022
Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde, leading an unprecedented coup against party boss and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, spoke to his estranged cousin Raj Thackeray on the phone, according to reports.
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.
#MaharashtraPoliticalCrisis | "I will repeat it, those who stay in a party for 40 years and then run away, their souls are dead, they do not have anything left in them...I didn't want to hurt anyone's sentiment, I just said the truth": Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 27, 2022
(ANI) pic.twitter.com/fDnLnXBOrC
भंडारा विधानसभा मतदारसंघाचे आमदार श्री.नरेंद्र भोंडेकर यांचा वाढदिवस आज गुवाहाटीमध्ये सर्व सहकारी आमदारांच्या उपस्थितीत मोठ्या उत्साहात साजरा करण्यात आला.#WeSupportEknathShinde pic.twitter.com/TxaLOZ4kat
- Eknath Shinde - एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) June 26, 2022
#MaharashtraPoliticalCrisis | Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde calls a meeting at 2pm in Guwahati hotel to discuss further strategy: Sources
- ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2022
#MaharashtraPoliticalCrisis Live Update | Sena Rebels Take Battle To Supreme Court https://t.co/S9OLoYAUPY
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 27, 2022
NDTV's Saurabh Gupta reports pic.twitter.com/JgoMDMWOX0
Guwahati | Rebel Maharashtra Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde calls a meeting of the MLAs at Radisson Blu hotel at around 10 am today
- ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2022
Newly elected NCP MLC Eknath Khadse on Sunday said Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde's rebellion against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was due to some "powerful force" backing the dissidents.
#MaharashtraPoliticalCrisis | Rebel Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde spoke to MNS chief Raj Thackeray over the phone twice. Shinde spoke to Thackeray about the recent political situation in Maharashtra and enquired about his health, an MNS leader confirmed
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 27, 2022
(ANI)
The Shiv Sena said it will fight to get 16 of the rebel MLAs disqualified and make them "face the electorate".
The Supreme Court will on Monday hear the petition filed by rebel MLA Eknath Shinde challenging the Shiv Sena's move to disqualify him and 15 other MLAs.