MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena today said it was not surprising to see the BJP winning the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker’s election as the Shiv Sena had broken up and “someone from the party” stood against it. The sarcastic remarks in the editorial of Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ also said that with the new government (led by CM Eknath Shinde) in the state, the issue of nomination of 12 MLCs from the governor’s quota will be resolved soon.
The old file (sent by the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led government) will be replaced with a new file and it will be approved by the governor within 24 hours, it claimed. If the “protectors of the Constitution” take a double stand, these people can take any resolution and win any election, it said, without naming anyone. It said that after the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray as CM, there is no “state of law” left. Maharashtra, The Marathi daily said, “Though it is a difficult time, this too shall pass.”
“Like the current Chief Minister (Eknath Shinde), (current Speaker of the Assembly) Rahul Narvekar was also a Shiv Sainik. In his journey from Shiv Sena, NCP to BJP and now as Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, he is fully aware of what when. Have to go and where to go,” the editorial said. The Marathi publication said, “It is not surprising to see the BJP winning the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker election as the Shiv Sena had broken up and someone from the party stood against it. ”
Narvekar got 164 votes during the Speaker’s election on Sunday, while Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena candidate Rajan Salvi got 107 votes. “BJP sponsored MLAs of Shinde group will not obey the party whip and disqualification action will start, but to avoid this, BJP has made a person having legal knowledge as Speaker, and now they will take convenient decision. ” Shiv Sena mouthpiece claimed.
It said that while a petition seeking disqualification of 16 MLAs (of Shinde group) is pending before the Supreme Court, allowing them to participate in the voting process is illegal. Heavy security was deployed when Shinde group MLAs arrived at a hotel in south Mumbai from the airport (two days before Goa). Shiv Sena quipped, “Now, the Air Force and Navy are yet to be used.”
The editorial also said that the election of the Speaker was illegal and not in accordance with democracy and morality. “It was not at all surprising to see the governor participating in immoral acts,” it said. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA – comprising Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) had sought permission from the Governor to hold the election of the Speaker (when it was in power), but the permission was denied, citing the issue under consideration. was. Said the army. “Why isn’t the same rule applied now?” Tried to find out. It also said that the Speaker was elected through (counting of MLAs in the House) but when the MVA was in power, they (BJP) wanted a secret ballot method. Notably, in the last legislature session, the then MVA government amended the existing rules to facilitate the election of the Speaker through voice vote. Describing this decision as unconstitutional, the Governor had sought legal opinion. On Monday, Saamana’s editorial asked, “Which Constitution book does the Governor have, Dr. Ambedkar’s or someone else’s?” Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari seems to have been happy with the dismissal of the Thackeray government. This happiness was similar to the happiness that the British felt when they killed (Indian freedom fighter) Bhagat Singh. In that joy, he (the governor) offered sweets to Shinde (when he was sworn in as the CM). The editorial said that when Uddhav Thackeray became the CM (in 2019), he was not happy.