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Constitution has been trampled upon: ‘Saamana’ after Maha Speaker’s ruling

MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday targeted Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar for recognising Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led party as the “real” Shiv Sena, claiming the Constitution has been trampled upon by recognising a “gang of thieves”.

The people of the state will not forgive those behind this, an editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said while also targeting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Addressing a news conference here, Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut claimed Narwekar was entrusted with doing justice, but he acted as Shinde’s lawyer.

In a big political win for Shinde, Narwekar on Wednesday held that the Shiv Sena faction led by him was the “real political party” when rival groups emerged in June 2022, and did not disqualify any MLA from the two camps.

The ruling cemented Shinde place in the top job, 18 months after his rebellion, and added to his political heft in the ruling coalition which also consists of the BJP and the NCP (Ajit Pawar group) ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

Speaker’s order was pre-decided, it further claimed, adding that there was nothing to be shocked about it. It alleged that the decision to hand over Bal Thackeray’s Shiv Sena to “traitors” amounts to indulging in “dishonesty with Maharashtra”.

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