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SC to hear Shiv Sena (UBT) plea against merger of six MPs with Eknath Shinde

SC to hear Shiv Sena (UBT) plea against merger of six MPs with Eknath Shinde

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a petition filed by Shiv Sena (UBT) challenging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s decision recognising the merger of six of its Lok Sabha MPs with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. The apex court issued notices to the Speaker’s office and the six MPs, while declining to grant an interim stay on the merger. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Shiv Sena (UBT) moves SC against merger of six MPs with Shinde-led Sena

Shiv Sena (UBT) moves SC against merger of six MPs with Shinde-led Sena

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Shiv Sena (UBT) sought an urgent hearing, arguing that the Speaker’s decision has significant constitutional and political implications; the petition was mentioned before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi also hearing the matter Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

‘Approval is illegal’: Sena-UBT after Speaker’s nod to six rebel MPs merger with Shinde camp, says will challenge move

‘Approval is illegal’: Sena-UBT after Speaker’s nod to six rebel MPs merger with Shinde camp, says will challenge move

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The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday said it would challenge Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s decision to approve the merger of six of its Lok Sabha MPs with the rival Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, reported by PTI. They called the move “illegal” and contrary to the provisions of the Constitution. Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs in the Lok Sabha with Shinde Sena party supremo Eknath Shinde. (ANI/Raju Shinde via HT) The development comes after the Lok Sabha Speaker recognised the merger of six MPs from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) with the Shinde-led faction, altering the party’s strength in the Lower House and intensifying the political battle between the two rival Sena factions. Also read: 6 UBT MPs’ merger with Shinde Sena gets Lok Sabha Speaker’s approval Sena (UBT) questions legality of merger Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve said the Speaker’s decision violated the anti-defection provisions contained in the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution and would be challenged before the court. As per the tenth schedule of the …

Om Birla gives nod to merger of Uddhav rebels with Shinde Sena, TMC rebels with NCPI

Om Birla gives nod to merger of Uddhav rebels with Shinde Sena, TMC rebels with NCPI

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) lawmakers with Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Sena and allotted a separate seating arrangement for the 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met both the TMC leadership, including party floor leader Abhishek Banerjee, and the Sena UBT brass. (ANI File) The rebels’ plan to secure recognition as members of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a nondescript party based in West Bengal and Tripura, still waits clearance from the Lok Sabha’s top office. A senior official claimed that the merger issue of the TMC rebels is “under consideration” and “an appropriate decision would be taken shortly”. Two TMC rebels told HT they are hopeful that it will be approved in a day or two. The ruling National Democratic Alliance will have 319 MPs in the Lok Sabha, still short of 41 members for the two-thirds majority mark of 360 in the House. And Sena has emerged as the second-largest …

NCP (SP) rejects defection buzz as Prithviraj Chavan says MPs restless

NCP (SP) rejects defection buzz as Prithviraj Chavan says MPs restless

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2 min readPuneJul 10, 2026 11:57 AM IST A day after senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan alleged that five or six MPs from the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) might defect, NCP (SP) MP Bajrang Sonawane hit back on Friday, saying “no one is unhappy” in the party. “There is no discord in our party, no one is restless, and no one is unhappy,” Sonawane said, speaking to reporters in Beed. The NCP (SP) has eight Lok Sabha MPs, including Supriya Sule, Sharad Pawar’s daughter. “I do not know how appropriate it is for a person like former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to make such a statement…Those making such claims should take care of their own house first,” the Beed MP said. Sonawane emphasised that all NCP (SP) MPs were united. “I am in touch with all the MPs. We are united and working for the people,” he said. NCP (SP) MPs ‘restless’ Speaking to reporters in New Delhi on Thursday, Chavan said that he had information that five or six MPs in Sharad …

Fadnavis being kept out of PM race, this will benefit Eknath Shinde: Aaditya Thackeray

Fadnavis being kept out of PM race, this will benefit Eknath Shinde: Aaditya Thackeray

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Amid the ongoing defection wave in Maharashtra politics, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray has suggested that the rebellion is engineered to keep chief minister Devendra Fadnavis out of the PM race, a move he said will “benefit” former CM Eknath Shinde. CM Devendra Fadnavis (L), Dy CM Eknath Shinde(R) during a press conference. (HT_PRINT/File) In an exclusive interview to HT, Thackeray repeated the claims his father and UBT Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray earlier made: “Some elements in the BJP want Fadnavis in the Union cabinet to clip his wings.” He further added that doing so would favour deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde. “They want to make sure he is not the party’s prime ministerial face in the 2029 polls. This benefits Shinde because his single-point agenda is to become chief minister again,” Thackeray told HT. A similar claim was made by Uddhav last week, when he said that ‘Operation Devendra’ was at play to keep the chief minister “at a certain level” and in check. However, Fadnavis had rubbished these assertions, saying “I am …

Minister Dada Bhuse unaware TET papers were printed in Agra, claims BJP’s Sudhir Mungantiwar

Minister Dada Bhuse unaware TET papers were printed in Agra, claims BJP’s Sudhir Mungantiwar

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Senior BJP leader and MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar on Wednesday claimed that Maharashtra School Education Minister Dada Bhuse privately admitted that he was unaware that the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026 question papers were being printed in Agra, as per a PTI report. Speaking to reporters outside the Vidhan Bhavan during the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra Legislature, Mungantiwar claimed, “the school education minister privately admitted that his department never informed him that the examination papers were getting printed in Agra.”  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

‘Some get too much’: Sanjay Raut hints Uddhav loyalists are hurt amid mass exits, calls for introspection

‘Some get too much’: Sanjay Raut hints Uddhav loyalists are hurt amid mass exits, calls for introspection

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Indications of unrest among loyalists in the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena appeared on Wednesday after party MP Sanjay Raut said that “some” were given too much in the party. His remarks came days after six MPs exited the UBT Sena and joined the rival Sena led by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut. (ANI) “We need to identify the character of person. Some get too much and it hurts party loyalists,” Raut said, as he called for introspection within the party. His remarks echoed sentiments expressed by UBT Sena’s Sunil Shinde on Tuesday, after former MLA Sachin Ahir joined the Shinde-led Sena. Introspection call in Uddhav Sena Sunil Shinde had also called for introspection within the party, despite being hopeful of UBT Sena’s chances in the Worli constituency despite Ahir’s exit. “Seniors in the party should introspect,” Shinde had said, while also recalling how he defeated Sachin Ahir in Worli in 2014, and Aaditya Thackeray won the seat in 2019. A day after Sunil Shinde’s remarks, Sanjay Raut has …

Kunal Kamra lashes out at Shiv Sena leader: ‘Your threats won’t stop me from doing my job’ | Bollywood News

Kunal Kamra lashes out at Shiv Sena leader: ‘Your threats won’t stop me from doing my job’ | Bollywood News

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4 min readMumbaiJun 30, 2026 09:12 PM IST A couple of months after maintaining he has “no remorse, no apology” before a committee of the Maharashtra legislature for his remarks targeting Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Kunal Kamra has doubled down on his beef with Maharashtra politicians, this time lashing out at Shiv Sena leader Manisha Kayande a couple of weeks after her alleged “threats” against stand-up comedians. What Kunal Kamra said Kunal Kamra took to his X handle on Tuesday in order to respond to Manisha Kayande. “Apparently legislators in the state of Maharashtra want to re-write our constitutional freedoms. They are not content with dragging me through endless legal proceedings & ensuring that I don’t get a single performance space across the state,” he wrote, claiming that the Maharashtra government hasn’t permitted him from doing any stand-up comedy shows in the state after his remarks on Eknath Shinde. “Ms. Manisha Kayande – ‘Wants to punish further’ — your threats won’t stop me from doing my job. I suggest you stop giving sound …

Ahead of deputy chairman election, Sena (UBT) leader Sachin Ahir switches to Shiv Sena

Ahead of deputy chairman election, Sena (UBT) leader Sachin Ahir switches to Shiv Sena

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In a setback for Shiv Sena (UBT), former MLA Sachin Ahir on Tuesday joined the faction led by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray with son Aaditya Thackeray arrives to pay tribute to singing legend Asha Bhosle in Mumbai. (PTI) Ahir, a former MLA from Worli currently represented by Aaditya Thackeray, also filed his nomination for the post of deputy chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. Confirming the development, Shrikant Shinde said Ahir had formally joined the Shiv Sena and was handed the nomination form for the deputy chairman’s election. Ahir began his political career with the Indian National Congress before moving to the Nationalist Congress Party. He later joined the undivided Shiv Sena after Aaditya Thackeray entered electoral politics from Worli, a move seen as helping the young leader secure a safer constituency. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following …