Maharashtra govt on ventilator support, won't last till February, says Raut

The Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra is on ventilator support and will fall by February Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut said here on Saturday He said if the judiciary is not pressured then 16 MLAs of the Shinde faction which is also called Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena will be disqualifiedThe case pertaining to the split in the Sena into the Uddhav Thackeray and Shinde factions in June last year and demands for disqualification under antidefection laws is currently underway in the Supreme CourtOn January 10 the apex court will hear a batch of petitions including one seeking the disqualification of 16 MLAs from the Shinde campThis illegal government is on ventilator support and it will not see February If the judiciary is not pressured then 16 MLAs of the Shinde faction will be disqualified soon said RautAccusing the state government which also includes the Bharatiya Janata Party of corruption Raut said the Opposition had sought the resignation of several ministers including the CM and Abdul Sattar during the recent winter session of the AssemblyBut the state government is keeping mum It does not exist at all It is as inactive as a buffalo in water There are two groups in the state government and everyone is engaged with their own issues the Rajya Sabha MP claimedAlso read Sanjay Raut appears before court in defamation case filed by Medha Somaiya gets warrant cancelledQueried on Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray planning to hold a rally near Sena Bhavan in Dadar the headquarters of the Shiv Sena Raut said there was no ban on anyone wanting to hold a gathering in front of the iconic structureHe said the Shiv Sena holds rallies near the MNS chiefs home in Shivaji Park an apparent reference to the partys annual Dussehra rallies Raut alleged the MNS will get permission from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation due to a friendly state government and also because the rally itself was BJPsponsoredBut we do not get permission We have to struggle to get permission because the government is frightened of us Raut addedThe Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena had to move the Bombay High Court to get permission for its Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park last year after the BMC dragged its feet over the partys applicationOn Union Minister Narayan Ranes recent claim that he would meet Thackeray to reveal the formers secret talk with Raut the Rajya Sabha MP said I talked to Uddhavji just now he was laughing at Ranes statementHe also accused Rane and his sons MLA Nitesh Rane and former Lok Sabha MP Nilesh Rane of using coarse language to attack the Thackeray family including levelling baseless allegations against Aaditya Thackeray in connection with the death of actor Sushant Singh RajputThis 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