No work for them in Maha, can rest in Guwahati till July 11: Raut on SC order

A day after the Supreme Courts order on the plea by Eknath Shinde and other rebel MLAs Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that the order was for the rebel MLAs to rest in Guwahati till July 11 as there was no work for them in MaharashtraThe top court on Monday allowed Shinde and other MLAs to file a reply to the disqualification notice issued to them by the Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly by July 12It is an order for them to rest there in Guwahati till July 11 There is no work for them in Maharashtra said RautRaut further said that the Shiv Sena was hopeful of the return of some dissident MLAsThere are still a few MLAs whom we do not consider rebels as they are in touch with us Their families are also in touch with us and we are hopeful that they would return to us Raut saidThe Shiv Sena leader also said that BJP and its Devendra Fadnavis should not get involved in the crisis unfolding in the MVA government If they do then their party BJP Fadnavis and PM Modis names will be tarnished Raut saidAlso read Maharashtra political crisis Uneducated walking dead says Sanjay Raut in fresh jab at rebel Shiv Sena MLAsMeanwhile according to sources the rebels are likely to stay for a few more days in Assam and are unlikely to return to Maharashtra before July 5Rebel Maharashtra MLAs likely to stay for more days at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati Assam The hotel was booked till July 5 and the booking can now be extended as per requirement sources said on TuesdayOn June 27 the Supreme Court granted interim relief to Eknath Shinde and other MLAs to file their reply to disqualification notices issued to them by the Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly by July 12 530 pmThis is the win of the Hindutva of Balasaheb Thackeray and the ideas of Anand Dighe Shinde tweeted after the Supreme Court deferred the disqualification proceedings of rebel MLAs till July 11The apex court was hearing the petitions filed by the Shinde group challenging the disqualification notices issued by the Deputy Speaker to 16 rebel MLAs as well as the appointment of Ajay Choudhary as Shiv Sena Legislature Party leaderThe bench also issued notices to the Deputy Speaker Secretary of Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly the Centre Ajay Chaudhary and Sunil Prabhu and asked them to file a reply within five daysDuring the hearing senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul appearing for Eknath Shinde and others told the Supreme Court that the Deputy Speaker cannot proceed with the disqualification proceedings when the resolution seeking his removal is pendingThe Eknath Shinde camp has also challenged the appointment of Ajay Choudhary as the Shiv Sena Legislature Party leader by the Thackeray campThey have also asked the court to direct the Maharashtra government to provide security to their familiesShinde in his plea stated that the Deputy Speaker has lost his position as the MVA government has been reduced to a minority and in such a situation he has no authority to invoke provisions of the Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Disqualification on Ground of Defection Rules 1986 and send notices to him and 15 other MLAs which form part of the breakaway group of 38 Sena legislatorsOn Monday a separate plea was filed by Shinde in the top court regarding the safety of the legislators who have challenged party chief and Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray A bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala heard the pleas on MondayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever