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The Hindu
National
Abhinay Deshpande

NCP moves disqualification petition against Ajit Pawar, 8 other MLAs

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said that they have moved a disqualification petition to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar against the nine MLAs who were sworn in as ministers in the Shinde-Fadnavis government on July 2.

“We have submitted a disqualification petition to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar against nine MLAs who were sworn in as ministers in the Shinde-Fadnavis government on Sunday. Despite my repeated calls, Mr. Narwekar did not respond, so I sent him a text message asking him to check his WhatsApp and email where we have sent the petition. Tonight, LoP Jitendra Awhad will make an attempt to meet the Speaker personally,” NCP State chief Jayant Patil said during a late-night joint press conference with MP Supriya Sule and Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Awhad.

The NCP has also written to the Election Commission of India. “The nine legislators have engaged in anti-party activities, and the moment they took the oath, they stand disqualified,” Mr. Patil added.

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