"Big shock to those who run political parties through dynasties": CM Shinde takes swipe at Uddhav, Congress after Sena verdict
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday declared the Eknath Shinde faction as the real Shiv Sena, the chief minister took a swipe at the Uddhav Sena and its MVA partner Congress, saying that the ruling came as a 'shock' to «people who run political parties through dynasties».
Speaking to reporters after the Speaker's ruling dealt a numbing blow to the Uddhav faction, which has been at loggerheads with the rival group led by Shinde, the CM said, «This is the victory of truth, of democracy. This is the victory of Shiv Sena workers and the people of Maharashtra.
In a democracy, majority matters. So, as I see it, this decision is based on merit.
Nobody can use a political party as private property. This ruling has come as a bog shock to people, who run political parties through dynasties.»
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) workers erupted in celebrations as the Maharashtra Speaker gave his verdict on cross petitions filed by the rival factions, seeking the disqualification of each other's MLAs.
On Wednesday, while hearing a petition filed by both the Shiv Sena factions seeking disqualification of the rival MLAs after a split in the party in June last year, the Speaker announced that the «Shinde faction was real Shiv Sena when rival factions emerged.»
The Speaker went into great length on the Shiv Sena constitution while delivering his crucial verdict, saying, «The decision of Paksha Pramukh cannot be taken as a decision of the political party.»
«In my view, the 2018 leadership structure (submitted with ECI) was not as per the Shiv Sena Constitution.
