We know he will not resign even in his dreams: Ajit Pawar

NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Monday took a dig at Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde saying that he will not resign as Maharashtra Chief Minister on moral grounds following the Supreme Court verdict on last years political crisis in the state and said the opposition MVA alliance will see what it can do on the issue of disqualification of 16 MLAs during the assembly session in JulyHe also took a swipe at the BJPs central leadershipThere is no need of demanding resignation from the current Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on moral grounds We know he will not resign even in his dreams There is a huge difference between former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the current people Pawar told reportersThe next Assembly session will be held in the month of July We will use our rights to see what we can do about this issue he addedHe also said that Congress leader Nana Patole resigned as Speaker without consulting then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and if a new Speaker had been elected immediately the 16 MLA belonging to the Shinde camp would have been disqualifiedAlso Read Maha Vikas Aghadi will remain intact Ajit PawarOur Speaker had resigned then without asking our CM Uddhav Thackeray that should not have happened Even if he resigned we could have elected a new Speaker immediately If we had our Speaker then those 16 MLAs would have been disqualified then he saidThe constituents of Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance have said that the Shinde government should resign on moral grounds following the Supreme Court verdictShiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray UBT leader Sanjay Raut had said on Thursday that the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra is illegal and formed against the ConstitutionChief Minister Shinde on Thursday said that former Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari had acted as per the situation at the timeI wont talk about what Supreme Court said about the then Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari but I would say that he acted as per the situation at the time he said at a press briefingDeputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis described the Supreme Court verdict as victory of democracy and the democratic processThis is a victory for democracy and the democratic process We are satisfied with the verdict given by the Supreme Court Fadnavis saidThe Supreme Court on Thursday held that former Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was not justified to call for a floor test based on the request of Eknath Shinde faction since he did not have enough objective material before him to conclude that the then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had lost the confidence of the HouseA fivejudge Constitution bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices MR Shah Justice Krishna Murari Justice Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha said it could not disqualify the Eknath Shindeled Maharashtra government and reinstate Uddhav Thackeray as Chief Minster because the latter had chosen to resign instead of facing a test of strength in the AssemblyThe court said the political imbroglio in Maharashtra arose as a result of party differences within the Shiv SenaHowever the floor test cannot be used as a medium to resolve internal party disputes or intraparty disputes Dissent and disagreement within a political party must be resolved in accordance with the remedies prescribed under the party constitution or through any other methods that the party chooses to opt for the bench heldThere is a marked difference between a party not supporting a government and individuals within a party expressing their discontent with their party leadership and functioningIt further said that the Governor is the titular head of the State government and he is a constitutional functionary who derives his authority from the ConstitutionThis being the case the Governor must be cognisant of the constitutional bounds of the power vested in him He cannot exercise a power that is not conferred on him by the Constitution or a law made under it the top court saidThe judgement of the apex court came on a batch of petitions filed by rival groups of the Shiv Sena in relation to the Maharashtra political crisisThe Whip has to be appointed by a political party the top court said The apex court held that theSpeakers decision to appoint Bharat Gogawale Eknath Shinde as the whip of the Shiv Sena party was illegalThe political party and not the legislature party appoints the Whip and the Leader of the party in the House Further the direction to vote in a particular manner or to abstain from voting is issued by the political party and not the legislature party The decision of the Speaker as communicated by the Deputy Secretary to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly dated July 3 2022 is contrary to lawThe Speaker shall recognise the Whip and the Leader who are duly authorised by the Shiv Sena political party with reference to the provisions of the party constitution after conducting an enquiry in this regard and in keeping with the principles discussed in this judgement it heldThe apex court further said that the Speaker must decide on disqualification petitions within a reasonable timeIt also said that MLA has the right to participate in the proceedings of the House regardless of the pendency of any petitions for their disqualificationThe validity of the proceedings of the House in the interregnum is not subject to the outcome of the disqualification petitions it addedThis 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