Maharashtra assembly speaker may issue notices to Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray today

Chaitanya Marpakwar / TNN / Updated: Oct 4, 2023, 11:04 IST

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The Speaker of the Maharashtra State Assembly, Rahul Narwekar, is expected to issue notices to summon the chiefs of the two factions of the Shiv Sena party, Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray, to determine which faction is the legitimate one. Both factions claim to be the original Shiv Sena and have the authority to appoint the party whip. The Speaker will hold hearings and consider the submissions of both party presidents in order to decide the disqualification case of the 54 Shiv Sena MLAs. The hearings are scheduled to continue until mid-January 2024.

Maharashtra assembly speaker may issue notices to Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray today

Rahul Narwekar

MUMBAI: State assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar is likely to issue notices on Wednesday to summon the chiefs of the two Sena factions — Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray — to decide which was the real Shiv Sena in June 2022 and had the authority to appoint the party whip. They are expected to be called for a hearing soon.
Legislature officials said that since both factions are claiming to be the original Shiv Sena, and with the authority to appoint the party whip vested with the leader of the political party, the Speaker will have to give both party presidents a hearing.

“Since the SC has asked the Speaker to decide the disqualification on the basis of which faction is the real Sena, both Thackeray and Shinde will be issued notices and they will be heard. They will be asked to make their submission on their claim of being the party president in June 2022, when the alleged split or rebellion in the Sena took place,” an official said. “The Speaker is carrying out proceedings under Schedule 10 of the Constitution where hearings are done as per the Code of Civil Procedure, and party leaders can be summoned for this.” While chief minister Shinde is an MLA, Thackeray is an MLC.
Last week, Narwekar had issued orders laying out the procedure and schedule for the hearing of the 54 Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification case. As per the schedule, weekly hearings will be conducted and are expected to continue till mid-January. Officials said the order on whether or not all petitions of the two Sena factions will be clubbed and a joint hearing will be given to the MLAs is likely to be given on October 13, which is the next date of hearing.

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