Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray launched a scathing attack on PM Narendra Modi and BJP on Wednesday. Uddhav said that ‘Maharashtra has not been shaped by Modi ji but by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He alleged that all the three pillars of democracy have collapsed. Talking to reporters in the assembly constituency, the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief said, “Instead of pen in the hands of the media, there is a lotus. The only hope is left from the judiciary and the Supreme Court. Judiciary will not allow the collapse of justice.”
Reminding the BJP of Lal Krishna Advani’s Rath Yatra, Uddhav said, “When the BJP started the Rath Yatra, we supported them. They had only 2 MPs. Advani was their face. But when the government was to be formed and they Wanted support from Jayalalithaa and others, other parties opposed Advani’s face for secularism and Atal ji became PM. So who left Hinduism, Shiv Sena or BJP.’
Maharashtra was shaped not by Modi ji but by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. 3 pillars of democracy have collapsed. Instead of a pen, the media has a lotus in its hand. The only hope left is the judiciary and the Supreme Court. Judiciary will not allow subversion of justice: Uddhav Thackeray pic.twitter.com/n2VUtjbvhv– ANI (@ANI) March 15, 2023
“Discontent In Political Party Is Not Sufficient Ground For Governor To Call For Floor Test”: SC On Shiv Sena Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that calling for a trust vote based on differences among ruling party legislators can topple an elected government, saying the governor of a state cannot lend his office to influence a particular outcome. Is. “It will be a sad spectacle for democracy,” said a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, while extending the hearing on the events that took place during June 2022. Shiv Sena by MLAs loyal to Eknath Shinde.
The bench made the remark after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Maharashtra Governor, narrated the sequence of events and said that the Governor had several materials including a letter signed by 34 Shiv Sena MLAs, a letter from independent MPs. Uddhav Thackeray government, and another leader of the opposition which prompted him to order a trust vote.
BS Koshyari, who was then the governor of Maharashtra, asked Thackeray to face a floor test to prove his majority. However, Thackeray resigned in the face of imminent defeat, paving the way for the appointment of Shinde as the new chief minister.