Shiv Sena UBT Crisis: Trouble mounts for Uddhav Thackeray, only 3 out of 9 Lok Sabha MPs turn up for Parliamentary Party meet
Amid heightened speculation about a likely split in the Shiv Sena (UBT), a group of rebel party leaders is learnt to have met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla informally on Wednesday
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Sena (UBT) functionary 'threatens' party MP Sanjay Deshmukh
A local functionary of the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday purportedly threatened the party's Yavatmal-Washim MP Sanjay Deshmukh, saying he should not return to the constituency if he switched loyalties without resigning the parliamentary seat. Speculation is rife that several MPs of the Uddhav Thackeray-led party are about to jump ship. A viral video on social media purportedly showed Vijay Shendge, a local leader, saying that if Deshmukh defected without first resigning as an MP, he should not return to Washim, or else his car would be set on fire. "If he wants to join the Shinde faction, he should happily go ahead, but he must resign as MP before joining. Because he was elected to Parliament by the efforts of Shiv Sainiks fighting against the (Eknath) Shinde faction's candidate....We risked our lives to elect him, and if he betrays us now, he will have to face the consequences," Shendge purportedly said.Rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders meet Birla claiming support of 6 party MPs
Amid heightened speculation about a likely split in the Shiv Sena (UBT), a group of rebel party leaders is learnt to have met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla informally on Wednesday, claiming the support of six of the party's nine MPs in the Lower House, sources said. It is learnt that a formal meeting of the rebel MPs with Birla seeking recognition as a separate group and merger with the ruling Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde could also take place soon, which could be as early as Thursday.Shiv Sena UBT Crisis Live:
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Shiv Sena UBT Crisis Live: Anil Desai, Arvind Sawant, Rajabhau Vaje: Only 3 out of 9 Lok Sabha MPs of Shiv Sena UBT turn up for Parliamentary Party meet. Disciplinary proceedings likely to be initiated against the missing 6, reports
Shiv Sena UBT Crisis Live: Against the backdrop of buzz about MP Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar rebelling against the Shiv Sena (UBT), party workers from his Dharashiv constituency in Maharashtra warned that cow dung would be smeared on the faces of those who leave the party.
Shiv Sena UBT Crisis Live: Union MoS Prataprao Jadhav comments on the Parliamentary meeting called by Shiv Sena (UBT), says, “This is an internal matter of their party. After today’s meeting, it will be known who is attending and who is not”
Shiv Sena UBT Crisis Live: "Sanjay Raut was seen using abusive language in the press conference. You can imagine the extent of his disappointment. Sanjay Raut is the person who left Uddhav Thackeray in a bad state. He is doing the same thing even today. Now you should understand that politics has changed. There is a lot of importance for purity and dignity in politics," says BJP MP Manoj Tiwari
Shiv Sena UBT Crisis Live: "Some UBT MPs are also looking to defect to the BJP. Maybe we should ask the two PROMINENT MPs to tell us who threatened’ these MPs to defect to the BJP? Why did the other 19 TMC MPs defect? Maybe it’ll take a month to blame someone. As the Qur’an says “Woe to every backbiter, slanderer” (104:1) Why are large-scale defections to BJP so easy? Why are all these people running away? You cannot blame one prominent MP’ for all your failures. Shikari naya hai, jal puraana hai," says AIMIM cheif Asaduddin Owaisi.
Shiv Sena UBT Crisis Live: Senior leaders Sanjay Raut, Arvind Sawant and Anil Desai met Speaker Om Birla, urging him not to entertain any move that could facilitate an unlawful split. The party has cited anti-defection laws and constitutional provisions while seeking protection for its parliamentary strength.
Shiv Sena UBT Crisis Live: Talking to news agency ANI, Sawant questioned the focus of the discourse, stating, "Who is the tiger? Are only incompetent people tigers? The media is creating all this hype. There are many issues in the country, but we are prioritising these. 4,000 EVMs gutted by fire. Was there any investigation? Did anyone ask the Election Commission? What is happening is affecting the Constitution. Targeting the parties will make no difference. Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting on June 14, and everyone was present. Four of us were physically present, while the rest joined via video conferencing."
Shiv Sena UBT Crisis Live: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant has dismissed the "Operation Tiger" narrative, reaffirming his party's commitment to the ideology of Balasaheb Thackeray. Sawant maintained that all the MPs were present in the meeting chaired by party chief Uddhav Thackeray on June 14.
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