Rahul Narvekar of the BJP was on Sunday elected Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly. Narvekar, who polled 164 votes, defeated Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena candidate Rajan Salvi, who received 107 votes. Narvekar (45) is the youngest ever Assembly Speaker within the nation, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated. His father-in-law Ramraje Naik of NCP is the chairperson of the Legislative Council.
The two-day particular session of the 288-member House received underway within the Vidhan Bhavan in south Mumbai at 11 am on Sunday. The Eknath Shinde-led authorities will face a ground check within the Assembly on Monday. The Assembly has one emptiness as a result of demise of Sena’s Ramesh Latke. NCP legislator Narhari Zirwal couldn’t vote as he’s the deputy speaker.
After the vote depend, Zirwal stated, “Some Shiv Sena MLAs voted against the party whip. Its recording should be verified and necessary action should be taken against them.” As many as 12 MLAs had been absent in the course of the House proceedings on Sunday.
Two of them – Laxman Jagtap and Mukta Tilak – are affected by severe illnesses, whereas two NCP legislators – Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik- are in jail in reference to completely different cash laundering circumstances. AIMIM MLA Mufti Mohammad Ismail didn’t attend the session.
Three legislators – Rais Shaikh, Abu Azmi (each of the Samajwadi Party) and Shah Farukh (AIMIM) – abstained from voting.
Congress MLA Praniti Shinde remained absent in the course of the House proceedings. Shiv Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray focused the Eknath Shinde-led authorities on the stringent safety preparations in place for insurgent Shiv Sena MLAs as they entered the Vidhan Bhavan premises from a close-by luxurious lodge.
Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, who help Shinde, returned to Mumbai from Goa on Saturday night and had been lodged in a luxurious lodge in south Mumbai. Before the session commenced, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction sealed the legislative occasion workplace within the Vidhan Bhavan.
A paper was caught with a plastic tape on the closed doorways of the Sena legislative occasion workplace within the Vidhan Bhavan, with a message in Marathi written on it saying, “The office is closed as per instructions of the Shiv Sena legislative party.” Last month, Eknath Shinde launched a rise up towards the occasion. Majority of MLAs sided with him, which led to the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA-comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) authorities led by Uddhav Thackeray.
Shinde was on Thursday sworn in because the twentieth chief minister of Maharashtra, whereas BJP stalwart Devendra Fadnavis took oath because the deputy CM. After stepping down because the CM, Thackeray eliminated Shinde from the put up of ‘Shiv Sena leader.’
Source: www.financialexpress.com”