Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde may be replaced in the coming days in the wake of NCP leader Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs joining the National Democratic Alliance government
"The ones with whom they were with the MVA and at Patna have told now asked him to keep shut. So who is there to listen to him?" BJP MLA Nitesh Rane questioned.
"Let the draft come...nobody is opposing the law...there were discussions on the draft of UCC (in the meeting of Uddhav Thackeray faction)," Sanjay Raut said.
Shiv Sena (UBT) faction leaders will be holding an important meeting called by its leader Uddhav Thackeray at his residence 'Matoshree' in Mumbai on Tuesday. Many of its leaders including Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut arrived at 'Matoshree' for the meeting which is expected to discuss current
"Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar and Dy CM Ajit Pawar came to meet Devendra Fadnavis today. CM Eknath Shinde will take the final call regarding the portfolios of the 9 MLAs who took oath yesterday. People do not believe what Sanjay Raut says. The condition of NCP is the same as that of Shiv
Talking to the reporters, Rane said, "Sanjay Raut has gone mad, our government will remain in power till 2024 election and Eknath Shinde will remain the Chief Minister of Maharashtra."
The mouthpiece of Shiv Sena (UBT) 'Saamana' on Sunday claimed that the Eknath Shinde along with 16 MLAs who were part of the split in Shiv Sena almost a year ago are going to be "disqualified" as per the Constitution.
In June 2022, a group of Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde rebelled against Uddhav Thackeray - saying that the latter's decision to align with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party went against the party's Hindutva ideology.
"We already knew that this was going to happen. Eknath Shinde and the 16 MLAs that went with him will be disqualified. Maharashtra will get another CM in a few days," Sanjay Raut said while addressing the reporters in Mumbai on the political developments in the state.
"China is involved in Manipur violence. What action did you (Central government) take against China? The Chief Minister should resign and the president's rule should be imposed there," he said.
The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally Nationalist Congress Party took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on the Uniform Civil Code a day earlier.
According to police, a total of 33 people were travelling in the bus which was on its way to Pune. The bus owner, Virendra Darna, also said that the tyre burst caused the accident.