‘Followed SC order’: Narvekar rejects Shiv Sena UBT claims

Narwekar said that he had written to the ECI on June 7, 2023, seeking submitted and recognised constitution of the Shiv Sena and the ECI replied on June 22, 2023, giving the copy of the party constitution of 1999. “I had even asked for an amended copy. But the the ECI replied saying the 2018 copy is not on record. When it is not on record, there is no question of giving a verdict based on it,” said Narwekar.

Narwekar said that while deciding which was the real political party, he did follow three criterion set by Supreme Court which are constitution, organisational structure and legislative majority.

The Speaker said that the letters displayed by Thackeray’s Sena are merely about informing the ECI regarding the organisational elections conducted in 2013 and 2018. “These letters nowhere mention about the submission of amended constitution. I was directed by the supreme court to rely only on the recognised constitution submitted to the ECI and I have done so,” said Narvekar.

When asked that he was present and voted in the 2013 meeting of the Shiv Sena when Uddhav Thackeray was elected the party president, Narwekar said that he does not know which video was shown by Thackeray’s Sena and it should be checked as to whether no doctored video was presented.