Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today termed as “illegal” the Maharashtra Governor’s order for the floor test of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra. Soon after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was ordered to prove his majority yesterday, Shiv Sena approached the Supreme Court against Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s order.
Talking to media persons here, Raut said, “It is called jet speed. The governor was only waiting for this moment. It is an illegal activity as the disqualification case of our 16 MLAs is pending in the SC.”
The Governor has written a letter to the Secretary of the State Legislative Assembly with the same agenda to convene a special session of the State Legislative Assembly tomorrow. vote of confidence As per the notification against CM Thackeray, the session will start at 11 am which will also be telecast live.
The governor’s order comes hours after BJP leaders, including former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, met him on Tuesday night and asked the Thackeray-led government to prove its majority in the assembly. Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition government seemed to be in minority as 39 Shiv Sena MLAs from Shinde faction have said that they do not support it.
“The current political scenario is unfolding in the state” Maharashtra Paints a very disturbing picture. Widespread coverage has been done in electronic and print media that 39 MLAs of Shiv Sena Legislature Party have expressed their desire and decision to exit from the Maha Vikas Aghadi government,” the notification by the Governor said.
“The Leader of the Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly met me personally at Raj Bhavan on June 28, 2022. I was briefed about the political situation in the state and after that the Leader of the Opposition presented a letter saying that the Chief Minister of the Legislative Assembly have lost majority in the House. The letter submitted by the Leader of the Opposition has requested to conduct the floor test at the earliest so that any political bargaining through undemocratic means in the state of Maharashtra can be avoided.