Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday ended the Sena versus Sena battle as of now by declaring that Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena was the real Shiv Sena party when the rival factions emerged in 2022.
he verdict was lengthy as the Speaker went on reading and explaining it for over an hour. The Uddhav faction rejected the verdict and former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray said the Uddhav faction will challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court.
Why Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena Is Real Shiv-Sena
1. The Speaker said the constitution of the party was relevant to decide which was the real party as the constitution lays down the leadership structure.
2. The Shiv Sena (undivided) constitution was amended in 2018 but it was not on the records. So, the constitution of 1999 which was there with the Election Commission of India was considered.
3. There was no organizational election in 2018.
4. In the 2018 leadership structure, the paksha pramukh is mentioned as the highest office but the 2018 leadership structure was not in conformity with the constitution.
5. Shiv Sena constitution (1999) said the national executive, not the paksha pramukh, was the highest body.
6. The party constitution said the paksha pramukh does not have any absolute power and he has to consult with the national executive.
7. The Uddhav faction claimed that the Shinde faction acted in connivance with the BJP but that cannot be accepted as they did not provide any evidence for it.
Uddhav Thackery Says Its a Murder To The Democracy
Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said the Assembly Speaker’s verdict that Eknath Shinde’s Sena was the real Shiv Sena in 2022 when the factions emerged is a murder of democracy. It is also an insult to the Supreme Court, the former chief minister, who resigned in 2022 facing a rebellion by Eknath Shinde with the help of the BJP, said.
The Uddhav faction has already announced that they reject the verdict and would move the Supreme Court against it.