Reported by Swapnil Rawal | Written by Sohini Goswami
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will soon address the state through Facebook. According to reports, he will speak on the ongoing political developments in the state.
There has been a strong buzz in the state that Thackeray, who tested positive for Covid-19 earlier in the day, might put in his papers as the turmoil following the flight of rebel Sena leader Eknath Shinde with more than 30 legislators to BJP-ruled Assam.
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The Shiv Sena, one of the three constituents of the ruling alliance of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, has asked all party MLAs to attend legislature party meeting in Mumbai at 5 pm and issued an ultimatum saying those remaining absent would be considered to have left the party voluntarily.
Soon after, Shinde’s camp wrote to the governor and deputy speaker stating that it has appointed Bharat Gogawale as the chief whip as it has required numbers, and that the 5pm meeting is illegal.
Shidne’s letter sent to deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal said Sena MLA Sunil Prabhu, who was appointed chief whip a day ago, cannot the hold the post anymore given the fresh numbers in the rebel camp. Prabhu has convened the 5pm meeting on behalf of Thackeray.
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Shinde’s letter to Zirwal has the signatures of 34 MLAs, of whom two are not from the Sena. However, he is still short of the number needed to bypass the anti-defection law.
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