Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday began hearing the disqualification petitions filed against each other by two rival Shiv Sena factions led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Sena (UBT) chief and ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray.
The hearing commenced around 10.30 a.m. in the Legislative Assembly and continued till 2 p.m. with as many as 34 petitions being heard. Both factions were being represented by their respective lawyers.
Anil Sakhre, representing the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction claimed his team did not receive relevant documents from the Sena (UBT) camp while the MLAs in Mr. Thackeray’s camp accused the Speaker of procrastinating in a bid to push the hearing as far as possible.