Eknath Shinde backstabbed me, says Uddhav

By ANI

MUMBAI: Days after he resigned because the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday mentioned Eknath Shinde, who led the revolt with occasion MLAs to convey down Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities, backstabbed him.

Addressing Shiv Sena employees right here, Thackeray mentioned that he gave Shinde the accountability of the occasion.

“Shinde to whom I have given the responsibility of the party backstabbed me, while NCP and Congress remained with us. It is painful to see that those (MLAs and ministers) who won due to Sena workers and got everything has left him,” Thackeray advised media individuals right here.

Earlier in June this 12 months, Eknath Shinde led a gaggle of Sena MLAs in opposition to the MVA authorities, leading to it shedding its majority within the Maharashtra meeting. This additionally led Shiv Sena chief Thackeray to step down as CM forward of a flooring check.

The new Eknath Shinde-led authorities in Maharashtra gained the ground check on Monday by a 164-99 margin, proving his authorities’s majority and cementing his place as chief minister of the state and the chief of the Shiv Sena. 164 votes had been polled in favour of Shinde, whereas 99 votes had been polled in opposition to the newly shaped BJP-Shinde camp coalition.

The belief vote comes a day after BJP’s Rahul Narwekar was elected the Assembly Speaker. On Sunday Narwekar reinstated Shinde because the Shiv Sena’s legislative occasion chief and likewise acknowledged the appointment of Gogawale because the chief whip of the Shiv Sena.

After the Maharashtra authorities gained the belief vote within the state Assembly, Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde faction on Monday gave a petition to Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar for the suspension of 16 MLAs of the occasion belonging to Uddhav Thackeray’s camp for violation of whip.

The Speaker’s workplace confirmed that 16 MLAs can be issued discover for suspension. Gogawale had additionally issued a whip to the occasion MLAs to stay current within the Vidhan Sabha for the ground check.