Sanjay Raut mentioned every little thing was snatched away from Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray (File)
Mumbai:
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut mentioned his occasion would have received 20 to 22 Lok Sabha seats alone in Maharashtra had its title and unique image not been “snatched away” after the 2022 coup.
The occasion will strategy the Supreme Court docket in search of a keep on the July 12 biennial elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Council as MLAs of ruling coalition events Shiv Sena and the NCP who will vote within the polls face the prospect of disqualification, he mentioned.
Sanjay Raut dared the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to contest the meeting polls in October on a unique title and image.
“Every thing was snatched away from us. The occasion’s title, image, our MLAs, and MPs. Nonetheless, we put up a battle and bought 9 MPs elected. If we had the title and (unique) image of our occasion, Shiv Sena (UBT) would have received 20-22 Lok Sabha seats,” the Rajya Sabha member maintained.
Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second highest after Uttar Pradesh (80).
After the 2022 break up of the occasion based by Bal Thackeray in 1966, the Election Fee allotted the Shiv Sena title and the unique “bow and arrow” image to the faction led by Eknath Shinde.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) contested the Lok Sabha polls on a brand new image – the “flaming torch” – and received 9 of the 21 seats it contested in Maharashtra. The Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit is a constituent of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) together with the Congress and the NCP (SP). Alternatively, the Shinde-led Sena bagged seven seats.
Mr Raut referred to sure observations made by the Supreme Court docket whereas listening to the disqualification pleas associated to MLAs of the ruling Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP.
“In such circumstances when MLAs could possibly be disqualified and the case is being heard within the Supreme Court docket, will probably be unconstitutional for these lawmakers to elect MLCs. They (Sena and NCP MLAs) should not have any proper to vote,” he emphasised.
“We are going to point out within the Supreme Court docket that this (council) election is unconstitutional and unlawful. Therefore it have to be stayed,” Mr Raut mentioned.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) approached the Supreme Court docket difficult the Maharashtra meeting Speaker Rahul Narwekar’s resolution to not disqualify its insurgent MLAs who sided with Eknath Shinde.
The NCP suffered a break up in July 2023 when its senior chief Ajit Pawar joined the Sena-BJP authorities together with eight different MLAs. Ajit Pawar is now a Deputy Chief Minister.
On Wednesday, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray mentioned no ballot must be held for 11 seats of the Legislative Council, the place MLAs might be voting, until the Supreme Court docket guidelines on disqualification pleas associated to some members of the decrease home.
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