Disqualification pleas: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sunil Prabhu cross-examined

The Uddhav thackerayled Shiv Sena UBT leader and partys chief whip Sunil Prabhu was crossexamined on Tuesday in the case related to disqualification pleas of MLAs of the undivided Shiv Sena reported the PTISunil Prabhu was crossexamined by the lawyers representing the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath ShindeTalking to reporters after the hearing at the state legislature in Mumbai Shiv Sena UBT MLC Anil Parab said the crossexamination will continue on Wednesday as per the PTICross examination of Sunil Prabhu took place today He gave appropriate answers to all the questions Shiv Sena UBT MLC Anil Parab saidSunil Prabhu had demanded that his statement be recorded in Marathi He also sought an official translator who could record his statement after alleging that it was not being done correctly Shiv Sena UBT MLC Anil Parab said according to the PTIWe felt that many questions were not needed and there was a delaying tactic They have to give judgment by December 31 There is a possibility that they could seek further time and we dont want to give that Anil Parab addedThe Supreme Court last month directed Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar to give the judgment on disqualification of rebel Sena MLAs by December 31The apex court had come down hard on the speaker over the delay in deciding the pleas filed by former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray faction for disqualification of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and several MLAs loyal to him saying the speaker cannot defeat the orders of the top courtSimilar disqualification petitions have also been filed by the Shinde bloc against lawmakers owing allegiance to Uddhav ThackerayOn September 18 the top court directed the speaker to spell out the timeline for adjudication of the disqualification petitions against CM Eknath Shinde and Shiv Sena MLAs owing allegiance to him who had tied up with the BJP to form a new government in June 2022The Thackeray faction moved the apex court seeking direction to the state assembly speaker to expeditiously adjudicate the disqualification petitions in a timebound manner The plea by Sunil Prabhu alleged that the speaker was deliberately delaying the adjudication despite the verdict of the apex courtThe Shiv Sena suffered a split when a group of MLAs led by Shinde revolted against the party leadership and joined hands with the BJP to form the governmentThe revolt led to the collapse of the threeparty Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government headed by Uddhav Thackeray CM Eknath Shinde later took over as chief ministerwith PTI inputs