A day after Speaker Rahul Narwekar declared the ruling Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the ‘real’ one, Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that the Speaker’s verdict left no doubt that Maharashtra would continue to have a stable government that would complete its full term.
Speaking along the sidelines of his tour to Sambhajinagar district, Mr. Fadnavis lauded Mr. Narwekar for pronouncing “a reasoned judgement” in the case while criticising the rival Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) faction for making “needless accusations” against the Speaker.
“I am satisfied that the Speaker has given an extremely reasoned, legal verdict in this matter. There should now be no doubts left about Maharashtra having a stable government which would complete its full term,” said Mr. Fadnavis, lauding Mr. Narwekar’s handling of the disqualification cross-petitions filed by both Sena factions after Mr. Thackeray’s government was toppled by Mr. Shinde’s revolt in June 2022.
