Uddhav's MLAs should quit and face polls: Shinde faction

The ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra on Friday hit back at rival camp leader Uddhav Thackeray for seeking Chief Minister Eknath Shindes resignation post the Supreme Court ruling on the 2022 political crisis and said if any morality is left in him the MLAs loyal to him should quit and face fresh pollsThe Shindeled party fielded a battery of leaders including the CMs son at a news conference here held a day after the Supreme Court verdict and attacked the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb ThackerayThe Shiv Sena asked wasnt breaking the prepoll alliance under which Thackeray sought votes along with the Bharatiya Janta Party BJP and then went with the Nationalist Congress Party NCP and the Congress in 2019 a betrayal of the people of the stateShrikant Shinde the Lok Sabha MP from Kalyan near Mumbai and son of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde alleged Thackeray was trying to mislead people so that those left with his faction do not desert and join the ruling Shiv SenaShrikant Shinde asserted the 11monthold Shiv SenaBJP government in Maharashtra is legitimate and formed as per constitutional norms and the Supreme Court has given its stamp on itAlso Read Mumbai IRS officer Sameer Wankhede booked by CBI in corruption caseThe Opposition Shiv Sena UBT has described the Shiv SenaBJP government formed in June 2022 after the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA administration as unconstitutional and illegal and demanded that CM Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis must resign post the apex court rulingThe CMs son said the MLAs left in the Thackeray camp should resign and seek reelectionIf you Thackeray talk about morality then two parties BJP and undivided Shiv Sena jointly secured votes as an alliance in 2019 So 14 MLAs of the Shiv SenaUBT should resign on moral grounds and face people and see whether voters elect them or not Shrikant Shinde saidSpeaking at the presser another Shiv Sena leader and industries minister Uday Samant said the rival camp has no authority to give lectures on moralityThose who do not have morality are preaching it to the world Their double standards is that you Thackeray quit as chief minister on the grounds of morality and then request the court to reinstate you Thackeray Samant saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever