
Sanjay Raut slams Maharashtra Assembly, LS Speakers for recognising Shiv Sena rebel groups
The Hindu
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra collapsed last month after Sena MLA Eknath Shinde along with 39 other legislators revolted against the party leadership
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on July 24 alleged that Speakers of the Maharashtra Assembly and the Lok Sabha violated constitutional norms by recognising the rebel groups of party lawmakers.
The action is akin to a temple priest looting its donation box and temple trustees cutting its dome atop. Similar things are happening in temples of democracy in the country, Mr. Raut claimed in his weekly column Rokhthok in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana.
He alleged the Centre was trying to save the current Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government to "finish off" the Shiv Sena.
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The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra collapsed last month after Sena MLA Eknath Shinde along with 39 other legislators revolted against the party leadership.
Mr. Shinde was on June 30 sworn in as the chief minister and BJP's Devendra Fadnavis took oath as his deputy.
Out of the 19 Shiv Sena MPs in the Lok Sabha, 12 are lending support to the Shinde camp.













