Maharashtra Political Crisis: As the political crisis in Maharashtra is reaching its peak, there are all kinds of rumors and questions, the major ones being – Will Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray resign? Amidst the rebellion in Shiv Sena, Thackeray has called a meeting of all Shiv Sena MLAs in Mumbai at 5 pm.
In a tweet earlier in the day, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut tweeted in Marathi, which translates to: “Political development in Maharashtra is moving towards the dissolution of the Assembly.” There were also rumors that Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray has removed ‘Mantri’ from the Twitter bio. However, Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi shared a “fact check” post on Twitter saying, “He (Aditya Thackeray) never had ministerial status on his Twitter bio.”
No proposal to dissolve assembly, says CM Thackeray: Maharashtra Congress chief
Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Wednesday said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has made it clear that there is no proposal to recommend the dissolution of the state assembly. Patole’s remarks came in the backdrop of reports that the ongoing political developments in the state could lead to the dissolution of the Assembly. “We will run the government effectively,” Patole quoted Thackeray as saying. Patole said senior Congress leader Kamal Nath, who is in Mumbai in the wake of the political crisis in the Maharashtra government, spoke to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over phone as the latter tested positive for Covid-19.
Missing Shiv Sena MLA returned from Surat, said – was forcibly admitted to the hospital
Meanwhile, as the drama escalated Shiv Sena MLA Nitin Deshmukh, who went to Surat with party rebel Eknath Shindeclaimed on Wednesday that some people had forcibly admitted him to a hospital there and given him injections, though he never suffered a heart attack. Speaking to reporters at the Nagpur airport, the Akola MLA said that he somehow managed to return to Maharashtra safely from Surat and promised loyalty to Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray. A day earlier, Deshmukh’s wife had lodged a complaint with the Akola police that her husband had gone missing.
Deshmukh represents the Balapur assembly seat in Akola district of Vidarbha region. “I am Shiv Sainik of Uddhav Thackeray and Balasaheb Thackeray. I am in good health. On Tuesday, I was taken to a hospital in Surat by 20-25 people and police personnel. I had a heart attack but I never There was no pain, no heart attack. My blood pressure didn’t go up either. His intention was wrong. I was given some injections forcibly,” he claimed.