Team Thackeray, Eknath Shinde Asked To Submit Documents To Prove Majority

New Delhi:

The battle between Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde for management of the Shiv Sena has moved to a brand new part – each should give documentary proof to show who would lead the occasion.

The Election Fee has requested either side to provide the paperwork by August 8, after which the constitutional physique will hear the matter.

The 2 sides can even have to provide written statements detailing their views on the dispute within the occasion, which surfaced after Mr Shinde and practically 40 MLAs revolted final month and shaped a brand new authorities, with assist of the BJP. Former Chief Minister and BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis turned Mr Shinde’s deputy within the new set-up.

In a letter to the Election Fee, Crew Shinde claimed it has the assist of 40 out of 55 MLAs and 12 out of 18 Lok Sabha MPs.

“…It’s evident that there’s a cut up within the Shiv Sena, one group of which is being led by Eknath Shinde and the opposite group is being led by Uddhav Thackeray, each the teams declare to be the actual Shiv Sena with their chief being the alleged president of Shiv Sena occasion,” the Election Fee stated within the discover to the 2 camps.

“With a purpose to place each the rival teams on a fair keel and to guard their rights and pursuits, and going by the previous priority, the fee has directed that the paperwork submitted by the rival teams be exchanged and reply/written submissions be invited from the 2 teams,” the Election Fee stated, including it should take the following step for a “substantive listening to” solely after getting the documentary proof and written statements.

The Shinde camp had requested the Maharashtra meeting Speaker to disqualify Crew Thackeray. The Supreme Courtroom on July 11, nonetheless, instructed Speaker Rahul Narwekar to not proceed with the plea searching for Crew Thackeray’s disqualification.

The Shinde camp has stated their Sena rivals have to be disqualified for defying the occasion whip in the course of the belief vote and the election of the Speaker final month.

Each camps have been requested to border by July 27 points for consideration by a bigger bench of the Supreme Courtroom, and the matter could be heard on August 1.