Today was a special day for the politics of Maharashtra. the Supreme Court Eknath Shinde Pronounced a big decision on the petition filed by the group and the Uddhav Thackeray group. Both the factions are seeing the decision of the apex court as their respective victory and are being celebrated.
Big relief to the Maharashtra government from the decision of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court said it cannot restore the then Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Uddhav Thackeray as he had resigned in June last year without facing a floor test. With this decision, the danger hanging over the Maharashtra government has been averted and Eknath Shinde will continue as the Chief Minister.
After the court’s decision, the ball is in the Speaker’s court.
After the decision of the Supreme Court, the ball is now Maharashtra It is in the court of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The court did not fix any time limit for the Speaker to take a decision regarding the disqualification of 16 MLAs of the Eknath Shinde faction. However, a decision will have to be taken in this matter within the time limit. Because the Speaker of the Assembly belongs to the BJP, the Shinde government is considered safe.
Supreme Court slams Shinde faction government, but Uddhav Thackeray cannot be reinstated as CM
what did the court say on the governor
The Supreme Court said that the governor of a state does not have the powers to enter the political arena and play a role in inter-party disputes or internal party disputes. The court said that the then Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, asking Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to conduct a floor test in the assembly was not in accordance with the law. However, a five-judge constitution bench headed by the Chief Justice held that the Governor’s decision of June 30, 2022, in which Eknath Shinde was invited to form the new government, was appropriate as Thackeray had resigned from the post without conducting a floor test. had resigned.
Celebration of victory in Shinde faction after Supreme Court’s decision
Eknath Shinde faction celebrated fiercely after the decision of the Supreme Court. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that he had staked claim to form the government in June last year within the legal and constitutional framework and now it has been approved by the Supreme Court. Shinde said, the former chief minister knew that he was in a minority. Now he is saying that his whip will apply in the party, but do he have enough MLAs?
Uddhav Thackeray group also celebrated the decision of the Supreme Court
Uddhav Thackeray said, on the decision of the Supreme Court, the dirty politics done for power has been exposed. The most important thing is that the role of the Governor has also been criticized.
what is the matter
Significantly, Eknath Shinde had rebelled against Shiv Sena along with his colleagues. After which the MVA government of Maharashtra fell. Later Shinde formed the government with the help of BJP. The Uddhav Thackeray faction had approached the Supreme Court demanding disqualification of Shinde and his 16 MLAs.
