Big split in Shiv Sena. 6 out of 9 Lok Sabha MPs left Uddhav. The rebels have sought recognition of a separate group, while the Uddhav camp has issued a whip and warned of disqualification. Sanjay Raut accused the MP of being sold for Rs 15 crore.
Mumbai: Once again the voices of rebellion have intensified in the politics of Maharashtra. Today is a very important day for Shiv Sena. Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction) and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) have called a meeting of their respective MPs. Everyone’s eyes are fixed on Shiv Sena’s meeting. The biggest question is whether the 6 rebel MPs of the Uddhav group will attend this meeting?
In fact, six rebel Shiv Sena MPs in the Lok Sabha have written a letter to Speaker Om Birla demanding recognition of themselves as a separate group. At the same time, the Uddhav camp has also made preparations for retaliatory action. Chief Whip Anil Desai has issued a whip and directed all Lok Sabha MPs to compulsorily attend today’s meeting. Uddhav camp has made it clear that legal action for disqualification will be initiated against those MPs who do not come to the meeting.
Party leader Arvind Sawant has also written a letter to the Speaker appealing not to recognize the rebel group as a separate group. It has been said in the letter that the matter of who is the real Shiv Sena is still in the Supreme Court. In such a situation, only the legislature party cannot take any decision without the permission of the political party.
Let us tell you that yesterday itself, 6 out of total 9 Lok Sabha MPs of the party had announced to leave Uddhav and support Shinde. These 6 MPs include Sanjay Jadhav, Bhausaheb Wakchore, Sanjay Deshmukh, Nagesh Patil Ashtikar, Sanjay Patil and Omraje Nimbalkar. Eknath Shinde himself had reached Delhi yesterday to meet the rebels. However, one rebel MP is still in Mumbai. The rebels hope that if six out of nine MPs (ie two-thirds) come together, they will not lose their membership. The Uddhav camp tried hard to stop the rebels, but they failed.
Sanjay Raut’s big allegation – MP sold for Rs 15 crore
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has seriously accused the ruling party of playing the game of money. Raut wrote on the social media platform ‘X’ that he has received shocking information that Rs 15 crore advance has been given to every MP for changing sides. He sarcastically wrote, “Apna Sapna Money Money”. Raut alleged that BJP, through Eknath Shinde, paid Rs 15 crore to its MPs and sent them out of Maharashtra in a chartered plane. He called it ‘Operation Tiger’ and demanded that the MPs who were leaving should resign and leave.
NDA’s mathematics in Lok Sabha
With this move of Shiv Sena MPs, NDA can get a big advantage in the Lok Sabha. NDA earlier had 293 MPs. If 20 MPs from TMC and 6 MPs from Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction) come together, this figure will become 319. Apart from this, if small parties, independents (about 10) and 22 DMK MPs who have left the India alliance also join the NDA fold, then the NDA can get a two-thirds majority. This can prove to be a big step for BJP which is preparing to bring important bills in the monsoon session.