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Thackeray parades 52 MLAs
Amid high drama, 52 Shiv Sena legislators backing Bal Thackeray8212;one more than yesterday8212;were paraded before Maharashtra Assembly S...
Amid high drama, 52 Shiv Sena legislators backing Bal Thackeray8212;one more than yesterday8212;were paraded before Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Babasaheb Kupekar at the Vidhan Bhavan today.
The MLAs, who have been camping at Le Meridian Hotel in the suburbs since last night, arrived in a bus around 11.30 am today to demonstrate their support for the party8217;s newly elected leader Ramdas Kadam. Kupekar, who belongs to NCP8212;the party wooing Rane8212;called in the MLAs one by one.
According to Kadam, 8216;8216;Every MLA signed an affidavit in front of the Speaker supporting the Sena8217;s decision to remove Rane.8217;8217; He added that none of the MLAs would attend tomorrow8217;s meeting called by Rane.
Meanwhile, Rane also met Kupekar and submitted a letter stating that his removal from the post of Leader of Opposition was illegal. He also warned that all MLAs who do not attend his meeting on Friday would be expelled from the Sena8217;s legislature party. 8220;They should know where their future lies. The MLAs should understand what I have done for them ,8217;8217; he said.
Kupekar, for his part, refused to spell out his course of action. 8216;8216;I have to consider the legal and constitutional aspects before arriving at a decision,8217;8217; he said.
Rane in Delhi
New Delhi: Narayan Rane dashed to Delhi last night and returned early today fuelling speculation that he may have met senior Congress leaders. But sources said the ex-CM was here to seek the opinion of a senior lawyer on the current Sena crisis.
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