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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday termed the Supreme Courts verdict on a batch of pleas related to last years political crisis in the State a slap on those who called his government illicit, while Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray sought the resignation of Mr. Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis on moral grounds...
In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud had ruled that the Governor was not justified in asking Mr. Thackeray, the then Chief Minister, to prove majority in the Assembly...
It, however, said the MVA government could not be restored as Mr. Thackeray had resigned without facing the floor test, and the Governor was right in inviting Mr. Shinde to form the government with the support of the BJP, the largest political party in the Assembly...
The Sena (UBT) chief said Speaker Rahul Narvekar had to consider Sunil Prabhu as the whip of the party while deciding on the disqualification of 16 rebel MLAs, including Mr. Shinde, as the top court had ruled that the Speakers decision to appoint Bharat Gogawale of the Shinde faction as the party whip was illegal...
So, in one way, the court has placed no obstacle in the decision of the ECI to award the Shiv Sena party name and symbol [to the Shinde faction in February this year], the Deputy Chief Minister said.. Responding to Mr. Thackerays demand to quit, Mr. Fadnavis said the Sena (UBT) chief had no right to talk about morality..
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