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Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aditya Thackeray has made a big claim about Mahayuti MLAs. He said on Monday (08 December) that 22 MLAs of an ally of Mahayuti have come close to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and are ready to change sides. It is being told that he has said this in the context of Shiv Sena led by Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
Without naming Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Aditya Thackeray claimed, “There is one party and two factions.” 22 MLAs of one group have come close to the CM. They have good funds and now they have started dancing to the tune of the CM.
’22 MLAs of Mahayuti are ready to change sides’
Speaking to the media in the Vidhan Bhawan complex, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA from Worli said, “22 MLAs are ready to switch sides.” One of these MLAs calls himself vice-captain. It is being said that he has said this about Industries Minister Uday Samant. Earlier, Shiv Sena (UBT) had claimed that Samant could be the third Chief Minister of the state along with Shinde and Ajit Pawar.
Shiv Sena was divided in 2022
Let us tell you that after the rebellion led by Shinde in June 2022, Shiv Sena was divided, after which the Mahavikas Aghadi government led by the then Uddhav Thackeray fell. Later, in January 2024, Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar said that the Eknath Shinde-led faction was the real Shiv Sena, a component of the ruling grand alliance in the state along with the BJP and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s NCP.
What did Aditya say about the appointment of the leader of the opposition?
On the issue of inaction in appointing the leader of the opposition in both the houses of the state legislature, Aditya Thackeray asked why the government is afraid of the leader of the opposition. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Bhaskar Jadhav has been nominated by his party, which is the largest opposition party in the Lower House with 20 MLAs, for the post of Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, but no decision has been taken by the Speaker on the Cabinet-level appointment.
Jadhav had written a letter to the state legislature, seeking to know whether there was any rule that mandated that an opposition party should have 10 percent of the total strength in the assembly (29 seats out of 288) to claim the post of Leader of the Opposition. After the opposition’s crushing defeat in the state assembly elections last year, no party could win 10 percent of the total 288 seats.
It is noteworthy that Ambadas Danve, former MLC of Shiv Sena (UBT), who was the leader of opposition in the Legislative Council. His tenure ended in August. Congress has nominated its MLC Satej Patil to be appointed as the leader of opposition in the Upper House. State Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde on Sunday said his office has received a proposal to appoint the leader of the opposition and the decision will be taken after talks with stakeholders.