Maharashtra Cabinet enlargement doubtless after July 11 SC listening to on pending pleas

By PTI

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is more likely to conduct the state cabinet enlargement after the Supreme Court hears pleas in search of disqualification of 16 Shiv Sena rebels, and the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction’s plea difficult the Speaker’s choice to recognise the brand new occasion whip of the Shinde group. 

The high courtroom will hear all of the pleas on July 11. “The cabinet expansion is likely to be done after hearing of the pleas in the Supreme Court,” a supply stated on Wednesday.

On June 30, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of workplace solely to Chief Minister Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.

Fadnavis instructed reporters in Nagpur on Tuesday that the cabinet enlargement will likely be accomplished quickly and he would maintain talks with the CM to debate the distribution of ministerial portfolios.

Last month, Shinde launched a revolt in opposition to the Sena and nearly all of the occasion MLAs sided with him, which led to the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities led by Uddhav Thackeray.

After profitable the belief vote on Monday, Chief Minister Shinde stated he’ll want a while earlier than he and Fadnavis focus on the allocation of cabinet portfolios.

“Let us breathe properly. It was quite hectic for us (referring to political activities recently in the state). I and Devendra Fadnavis will sit and discuss cabinet portfolios and their allocation. We will also get the allocation vetted from national leaders of the BJP,” Shinde had stated.

Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to listen to on July 11 the plea of Shiv Sena’s Sunil Prabhu in search of suspension from the Assembly of CM Shinde and 15 insurgent MLAs in opposition to whom disqualification pleas are pending.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal had urged a trip bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala that the plea wanted an pressing listening to because of the pendency of disqualification proceedings in opposition to 16 lawmakers, together with the chief minister.

On Monday, the SC had agreed to listen to on July 11 a recent plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction, difficult the choice of the newly-elected Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly to recognise the brand new occasion whip of Shiv Sena rebels led by CM Shinde.

A trip bench headed by Justice Indira Banerjee stated the recent plea can be heard by the identical bench after the summer time break on July 11 together with different pending pleas.