Mumbai: NCP’s Jitendra Awhad said this on the disqualification petition of Maharashtra MLAs
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Mumbai: As political observers keep an eye on the key developments in Maharashtra on the Speaker’s decision on the MLA’s disqualification plea, Jitendra Awhad (NCP-Sharad Pawar faction) leader has said that the post of Speaker of the Assembly is supreme but Rahul Narvekar has The dignity of this post has been lowered.
“The MLA’s disqualification hearing will be held today but the Speaker of the Assembly never understood before that whatever papers were examined should have also been shown to the countrymen through live view. How does the Assembly Speaker himself visit Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s residence before disqualification? The post of Assembly Speaker is the highest but Rahul Narvekar has reduced the dignity of this post,” he said.
On December 15, 2023, the Supreme Court extended the time till January 10 for the Speaker to pronounce the verdict on the disqualification petitions against MLAs including Shinde. The disqualification petitions have been pending since the political crisis began in Maharashtra.
The petition sought to direct the Speaker to decide on the disqualification petitions in a time bound manner. Apart from this, while clarifying the position on seat sharing in India Block, Jitendra Awhad said that the talks regarding 40 seats were held in an atmosphere of happiness. “A meeting of India Alliance was held in Delhi and in this meeting discussions were held in a pleasant atmosphere regarding 40 seats.
The talks between our senior leaders and Prakash Ambedkar have reached the final stage. There is no point in speaking on what has been discussed today because in the end it will be seen who gets how many seats,” he said. “Till now no decision has been taken regarding seat sharing in the India Alliance meeting that Shiv Sena’s Uddhav faction will get 18 seats and Congress will get 20 seats, all these are fabricated things and whatever has come in today’s paper is completely false. is wrong.” ,” He added.