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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray addresses a press conference in Mumbai on Wednes- Rebel Maharashtra Shiv Sena MLAs with party leader Eknath Shinde at Radisson Blu
day. (ANI Photo) Hotel, amid Maharashtra Political Crisis, in Guwahati on Friday. (ANI Photo)

in Shiv Sena, the Shinde faction also will win on the Floor of the House,
said that Bharat Gogawale has been we won’t give up. They (MLAs) have
appointed as Chief Whip of the party. taken a very wrong step. We also gave
The letter has the signatures of 37 them a chance to return to Mumbai.
Shiv Sena MLAs and a copy of the letter Now, we challenge them to come to
has been sent to Deputy Speaker Nar- Mumbai,” he said.
hari Zirwal, Governor Bhagat Singh The Shiv Sena leader also chal-
Koshyari, and Secretary to the Leg- lenged the leaders to fight face to face.
islative Council Rajendra Bhagwat. “We won’t relent...we will win on the
The three legislators who arrived floor of the house (State Assembly).
in Guwahati on Thursday include Ag- If this battle is fought on roads, we
riculture Minister Dada Bhuse, MLA will win that too. We gave the oppor-
Sanjay Rathore and MLC Ravindra tunity to those who left, but now it’s
Phatak. too late. I challenge them to come on
Phatak is believed to be a close the floor of the house. MVA govt will
associate of Chief Minister Uddhav complete rest of 2.5 yrs,” said Raut.
Thackeray who had sent him as an Earlier, Raut has warned Ekanth
emissary to Surat where the rebel Shinde-led rebel MLAs and said that
MLAs were lodged. if needed ‘Shiv Sena workers will
The situation for Thackeray con- come on the roads. “Eknath Shinde
tinues to become grimmer with his NCP chief Sharad Pawar coming out after the party meeting, faction that’s challenging us must re-
close aide switching sides and the in Mumbai on Thursday. (ANI Photo) alise that Shiv Sena workers are yet
chief minister himself falling short of to come on the roads. Such battles
numbers. However, BJP had said the Ma- government in Maharashtra erupted are fought either through law or on
Meanwhile, Congress leader harashtra crisis is Shiv Sena’s inter- after the party legislators joined a re- the roads. If need be then our work-
Mallikarjun Kharge held the central nal matter and the party has nothing bellion led by Eknath Shinde who is ers would come on the roads,” said
government led by the BJP responsi- to do with it. staying at a hotel in Guwahati. Shiv Sena leader.
ble for the ongoing political crisis in Nationalist Congress Party lead- Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat Eknath Shinde is appearing to
Maharashtra where around 40 Shiv er Jayant Patil had said his party is claimed that both Congress and be holding a tight grip on the Shiv
Sena MLAs have revolted against “firmly standing with Chief Minister Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sena, as the strength of MLAs sup-
the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) gov- Uddhav Thackeray”. were trying to eliminate Shiv Sena porting him is expected to cross 50
ernment and are currently camping Meanwhile, Deputy Speaker of politically from Maharashtra and the as more legislators are likely to reach
in Guwahati. Maharashtra Assembly on Friday MLAs made countless attempts to Guwahati on Friday thus further
Kharge alleged that the BJP-led approved Shiv Sena’s proposal to inform Chief Minister Uddhav Thac- deepening the political crisis in Ma-
Centre is attempting to “destabilise” appoint MLA Ajay Chaudhary as keray about the malafide intentions harashtra. The situation for Thac-
the “strong” Maha Vikas Aghadi party’s legislative party leader in the of alliance partners. keray continues to become grimmer
government in view of the forthcom- state Assembly. A letter in this regard Amid the ongoing political cri- with his close aide switching sides
ing presidential poll next month as was sent to the Shiv Sena office sec- sis in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena lead- and the chief minister himself falling
they need numbers to get their pres- retary by the Deputy speaker’s office. er Sanjay Raut on Friday expressed short of numbers.
idential candidate Droupadi Murmu MLA Ajay Chaudhary replaced reb- confidence that Maha Vikas Aghadi It seems that the legacy of Bal
victorious in the poll slated to be held el MLA Eknath Shinde, expediting (MVA) government would win the Thackeray, who founded Shiv Sena,
on July 18. the need for the ruling Maha Vikas floor test in the State Assembly. He has slipped from the hands of Ud-
Shinde also made a veiled refer- Aghadi coalition to prove its majority also said that the rebel MLAs have dhav Thackeray with the rebellion of
ence to BJP and said “a big national through a floor test. taken a very wrong step and said that Eknath Shinde as he claims of being
party” has told him that his decision These developments came to the MVA government will complete a true Shivsainik, the battle of who
was “historic” and they will be pres- the fore after a severe political cri- the rest of the remaining years of holds the true legacy of Balasaheb
ent whenever he needs them. sis in Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) the five-year tenure in office. “We has started.

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