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20 rebel team in touch says Thackeray, minister switched sides: 10 facts

June 26, 2022
Bharat Times

Mumbai:
Another Maharashtra minister Uday Samant joined the rebel MLAs in Guwahati, Assam today. At least 20 MLAs, who are camping with rebel leader Eknath Shinde, are reportedly in touch with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, sources said.

Here are the top 10 updates to this big story:

  1. Shiv Sena is planning to take action against Eknath Shinde and other rebel ministers. According to sources, the portfolios of ministers Eknath Shinde, Gulabrao Patil, Dada Bhuse may have to be lost. Abdul Sattar and Shamburaje Desai – both ministers of state – may also face action.

  2. Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant reached Guwahati in Assam today and joined the rebel MLAs. He is the ninth minister to join the Eknath Shinde camp.

  3. Despite being in a minority, Team Thackeray has rejected Mr. Shinde’s claim that he will stake a claim for the party’s symbol. Giving an open challenge to the rebels, Aaditya Thackeray asked them to “defect and fight” the election. He said, “If you have guts then leave Shiv Sena – blame and fight. If you think what we have done is wrong, Uddhav (Thackeray) ji’s leadership is wrong and we are all wrong, then resign and Face the election. We are ready.” Told.

  4. Differences have also emerged within the Eknath Shinde camp over the plan to merge the group with the BJP. Mr. Shinde also has the option of merging with the Prahar Janshakti Party, whose head, Maharashtra minister Bacchu Kadu, is already camping with the rebels in Guwahati.

  5. The Center has beefed up security of 15 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs after activists loyal to Thackeray ransacked the offices of some rebel MLAs in different parts of the state.

  6. This morning, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut took a dig at the rebels camping in BJP-ruled Assam. “How long will you be hiding in Guwahati,” he asked in his tweet, which featured the image of Deputy Speaker Narhari Jirwal, who has served notices to 16 rebel MLAs on the disqualification petition of the Shiv Sena.

  7. Eknath Shinde A special flight took off last night from Guwahati in Assam for Vadodara, where he is camping with around 40 rebel MLAs. Home Minister Amit Shah was also in Vadodara last night, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

  8. After talks with Mr. Fadnavis, Mr. Shinde returned to the main city of BJP-ruled Assam. Mr. Shinde and the rebels want to forge an alliance with their former ally the BJP, which they claim is a “natural ally” of the Shiv Sena. In a video tweeted by Eknath Shinde, rebel MLA Chimanrao Patil said, “We are traditionally rivals of NCP and Congress, they are our primary challengers in constituencies. We requested CM Uddhav Thackeray that a natural alliance should be made.” “

  9. The rebels have said they are still with the Shiv Sena and claim they have a two-thirds majority. Rebel MLA Deepak Kesarkar further demanded recognition of his group ‘Shiv Sena Balasaheb’ and warned of going to court failing to do so and denied BJP’s role behind their rebellion.

  10. The Shiv Sena on Saturday passed six resolutions in the national executive meeting chaired by Uddhav Thackeray. At the meeting at Sena Bhavan, Mr Thackeray was authorized to take action against the rebels. His side has also challenged a move by the rebels to call themselves “Shiv Sena Balasaheb Thackeray” in a letter to the Election Commission.