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Eknath Shinde Live News, Maharashtra Political Crisis Live: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday hit out at the Eknath Shinde camp for naming the group after Balasaheb Thackeray. Earlier in the day, the Eknath Shinde faction announced that it was calling itself ‘Shiv Sena Balasaheb Group’ at a meeting in Guwahati. Reacting to this development, senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan said that such groups will not be recognised as long as it is legally authorised by the Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly. The Mumbai Police on Saturday imposed Section 144 in the city till July 10 as Shiv Sena workers threatened retaliation against the ‘rebel’ MLAs. The Maharashtra police, especially in Mumbai, were put on high alert on Friday after receiving intelligence inputs of Shiv Sainiks hitting the streets in huge numbers. Earlier, Sanjay Raut said that the families of the rebel MLAs won’t be provided security after rebel Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde on Saturday wrote to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray claiming that the removal of security for the families of the 38 ‘rebel’ MLAs was done with ‘malicious’ intent, while adding that it is the duty of the state government to protect them and their families. Reacting to the attack on Shiv Sena ‘rebel’ MLA Tanaji Sawant’s office, Pune party unit chief Sanjay More said that “all traitors and rebel MLAs who have troubled our chief Uddhav Thackeray will face this type of action.”
In order to decide the fate of Maharashtra amid the ongoing political turmoil, several stakeholders have called important meetings on Saturday with the Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis met BJP’s allies Union Ramdas Athawale at his residence. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has summoned a National Executive Meet at 1 am, while his son Aaditya Thackeray will be addressing the youth wing of Shiv Sena at a public meeting in Birla Matoshree Sabhagrah, Marine Lines at 6:30 pm. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal is likely to send suspension notices to the 16 legislators from the Eknath Shinde camp after the ‘Uddhav’ camp had written to Zirwal, requesting for the same. Talking to FE online, former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraish said that the Shiv Sena might have sent the (names of) 16 die-hard supporters of the ‘rebel’ camp for disqualification in a desperate attempt to intimidate the rest sitting on the fence to return.
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