Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut targeted Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, saying that he is so experienced in switching parties that the thought that the act of switching sides is wrong or unconstitutional would never cross his mind.
Raut was responding to a question in New Delhi on the ongoing hearing on disqualification pleas pertaining to rebel Sena MLAs. “Rahul Narwekar has so much experience of changing parties that the thought of switching from one party to another is wrong or unconstitutional will never come to his mind,” Raut said.
Narwekar was earlier with the undivided Shiv Sena, then the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He is currently a BJP MLA representing Colaba in south Mumbai.
Aaditya Thackeray says Speaker’s stand should be such that it delivers justice and as per the Constitution, the 40 breakaway MLAs need to be disqualified
Meanwhile, Sena (UBT) leader and former state minister Aaditya Thackeray said the stand of the Speaker should be such that it delivers justice and as per the Constitution, the 40 breakaway MLAs need to be disqualified.
Thackeray was speaking with media in Nagpur ahead of his visit to Madhya Pradesh for the unveiling of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
On Narwekar’s stand about disqualification petitions against MLAs in the Shiv Sena under Shinde, Thackeray said, “The stand of the Speaker should be that it does justice keeping in mind the Constitution. As per the Constitution, these 40 people (MLAs) are traitors and accordingly they need to be disqualified,” he said.
Thackeray on campaigning in upcoming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh
Asked if he would campaign in the upcoming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, where many areas have a decent population of Marathi-speaking voters, Thackeray said it would depend on the coordination efforts that will take place in the opposition INDIA bloc.
Replying to a query if Sena UBT will contest in MP polls, Thackeray said, “I think Uddhav Saheb will take a decision on this.”