: Maharashtra Assembly issues showcause notices to 53 Shiv Sena MLAs for defying whip #IndiaNEWS Maharashtra Legislature Secretary Rajendra Bhagwat has issued showcause notices to 53 MLAs of the Shiv

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Maharashtra Assembly issues showcause notices to 53 Shiv Sena MLAs for defying whip #IndiaNEWS
Maharashtra Legislature Secretary Rajendra Bhagwat has issued showcause notices to 53 MLAs of the Shiv Sena, PTI reported on Sunday. Forty of the notices have been sent to the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the other 13 belong to the Uddhav Thackeray group. MLA Santosh Bangar had supported the Shinde faction in the floor test held in the Assembly on July 4. With this, the strength of Shinde’s group went up from the 39 rebel MLAs to 40 members.All the 53 legislators have confirmed receiving the showcause notices, according to PTI. The notices have been sent under the Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (disqualification on grounds of defection) Rules after both camps accused each other of defying the party whip during the election to appoint a speaker on July 3 and the trust vote held on July 4.The MLAs have been asked to reply to the notices within seven days.Shinde faction’s Bharatsheth Gogawale had issued a whip to all the Shiv Sena MLAs, directing them to vote in favour of the motion in the trust vote, The Times of India reported. Meanwhile, the Thackeray-led faction’s whip Sunil Prabhu directed to vote against it.Both the groups have sought the disqualification of legislators from the rival faction. The Shinde-led...Read more

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