Uddhav Thackeray slams speaker for meeting CM Shinde before judgment on Sena disqualification pleas

09 Jan 2024 Evaluate

Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray today criticized Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar for meeting Chief Minister (CM) Eknath Shinde ahead of his judgment on the petitions seeking disqualification of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs.

Shiv Sena's UBT faction has filed an application in the Supreme Court, regarding this meeting ahead of the verdict on the disqualification petitions against CM Eknath Shinde and several MLAs whose rebellion had split the Shiv Sena in June 2022. Uddhav Thackeray claimed Narwekar's meeting with Shinde is akin to a ‘judge meeting a criminal’. Thackeray said since the SC directed Narwekar in May last year to take a decision on the pleas seeking disqualification of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, the speaker has met the chief minister twice.

The application stated that ‘It is highly improper for the Speaker to meet Eknath Shinde three days before deciding on the disqualification petition. The Speaker is required to act in an impartial manner. However, the present act of the Speaker raises questions about his fairness and impartiality in the decision-making process’. It also stated the meeting should be brought to notice to bring it on record and pass the order. The application was filed in the writ petition seeking expeditious disposal of disqualification petitions against the Shinde faction, and to place additional documents on record. In the MLA disqualification case, the Supreme Court gave a deadline of December 31, however on December 15, the court gave a 10-day extension and set January 10 as the new date for the decision. 



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