The Supreme Court directed the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to decide on disqualification petitions for Shiv Sena on December 31, 2023 while the same for Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has been set on January 31, 2024.
The Supreme Court rapped the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker over the pending disqualification proceedings against Shiv Sena MLAs including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and said that he cannot defeat the orders of the top court.
The hearing started days after the Supreme Court directed the Speaker to spell out the timeline within a week for adjudication of the disqualification petitions filed by the rival factions of Shiv Sena.
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Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Shinde, informed that Kirtikar has been appointed as the leader of the Shiv Sena Parliamentary Party.
Maharashtra: The price of onions was reduced to Rs2-4 per kg which incurred huge losses to growers. Upset with the low price, farmers threatened to launch big protests.
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Maharashtra Karnataka border issue: It is now resolution vs resolution as assemblies of both the state passed it making their stand stronger, however, the matter is subjudice and the Centre is also overseeing it.
Maharashtra Assembly witnessed a rare scene in which Opposition MLAs sang a folk song to protest against the government. Usually, assemblies in Indian democracy are infamous for ugly clashes between ruling and Opposition MLAs.
Maharashtra News: The Shinde group's newly-named Shiv Sena Leader in Lok Sabha Rahul Shewale said that Thackeray had allegedly discussed the issue of alliance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an hour and also with the party leaders.
The Speaker's office confirmed that 16 MLAs will be issued notice for suspension. Gogawale had also issued a whip to the party MLAs to remain present in the Vidhan Sabha for the floor test.
Shinde's children Dipesh and Shubhada, who were 11 and 7, had drowned in the family's ancestral village. Shinde's older son Shrikanth is a Sena MP now.
Earlier this year, leaders of the then ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA-comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) had urged Koshyari to approve the schedule for the Assembly Speaker’s election during the budget session (in March).
Maharashtra became the only state in India where the presiding officers of the Legislature are in-laws. BJP MLA Rahul Narvekar has become the new Speaker of the Assembly. His father-in-law Ramraje Naik of NCP is the chairperson of the Legislative Council.
The post of Speaker was vacant since February last year after Nana Patole of Congress quit.
Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat said Salvi is the opposition's candidate for the election to the speaker's post.
Twelve BJP MLAs were suspended from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for one year for allegedly misbehaving with the presiding officer.
At least 12 BJP MLAs, who were suspended from the Maharashtra assembly recently over their alleged misbehaviour, knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court on Thursday.
Twelve BJP MLAs were on Monday suspended for the period of one year from Maharashtra assembly for allegedly creating ruckus in ongoing monsoon session of the House and “misbehaving" with Speaker in-chair Bhaskar Jadhav. The motion to suspend the MLAs was moved by state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab and passed by a voice vote.
Maharashtra Speaker in-chair Bhaskar Jadhav has suspended 12 BJP MLAs for one year over their unruly behavior in the House on Monday. The Opposition has in turn accused the Speaker of abusing some of the leaders during the ongoing Assembly session.
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