Ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray slammed Speaker Rahul Narwekar Tuesday, and his Shiv Sena (UBT) moved the Supreme Court (again), after visuals of the latter's weekend meeting with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at his official residence went viral. The two also met in October.
The conduct of the Speaker - who on Wednesday will rule on petitions filed by rival factions of the Sena, one led by Mr Thackeray and the other by Mr Shinde, each seeking disqualification of MLAs from the other side - was criticised, particularly since one petition is against the Chief Minister.