Amidst the ongoing turmoil and check-mate game in Maharashtra politics, a recent statement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has sparked a new and heated debate in political circles. In a grand public program organized in Kolhapur, Amit Shah said in very clear words that now there is no talk of any ‘Shinde faction’ in Maharashtra, because now there is only one Shiv Sena in the state.
This big statement of Amit Shah has come at a time when Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) seems to be facing one of the biggest political crises in its history. Political pundits believe that this comment of Shah should not be seen as just a simple political statement, but as a big indication of the rapidly changing political picture of Maharashtra. Especially when the discussion about the rebellious attitude of many sitting MPs of the Uddhav group is continuously increasing from social media to the corridors.
‘Now there is no faction, there is only Shiv Sena’ – Amit Shah’s message
Addressing the thanksgiving rally organized in Kolhapur with full enthusiasm, Amit Shah said that there was a time when people had to call the party led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as ‘Shiv Sena Shinde faction’ to give a separate identity to the party. But now the ground conditions have completely changed. He emphatically said that now there is no faction left and the party led by Eknath Shinde has been completely established as Shiv Sena. This statement of Shah directly points towards the big political conflict that started after the historic split of Shiv Sena in the year 2022.
During this big program, Amit Shah also visited the famous Ambabai temple located in Kolhapur and offered prayers as per rituals. Along with this, he laid the foundation stone of many important works related to the beautification of the temple complex. Making special mention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Development, Heritage also’ from the stage, he reiterated the all-round development of all the religious and cultural places of Maharashtra.
Why did the pressure suddenly increase on Uddhav Thackeray’s party?
This sharp statement of Amit Shah has come at such a sensitive time when the news of deep dissatisfaction and internal discord within Shiv Sena (UBT) is continuously making headlines in the media. It has become a very common discussion in the political circles that some big MPs of Uddhav Thackeray’s party are currently very angry with the top leadership and they may soon give open indications of protest. In recent times, this secret movement going on within the party has increased the problems of the Uddhav Thackeray camp a lot. Although the main leadership of the party continues to claim complete unity, the changing developments are indicating something more scary.
6 big MPs missing from parliamentary party meeting
A very important meeting of the parliamentary party of Shiv Sena (UBT) held in the country’s capital Delhi openly exposed this big crisis. Actually, there are a total of 9 MPs of this party in the present Lok Sabha, but the surprising thing is that only 3 MPs came to participate in this important meeting.
The MPs who suddenly disappeared from the meeting are said to include the names of veterans like Nagesh Ashtikar, Sanjay Deshmukh, Sanjay Jadhav, Sanjay Dina Patil, Omraje Nimbalkar and Bhausaheb Wakchore. The simultaneous absence of these strong leaders has once again given rise to speculations about a possible major rebellion within the party. Big political analysts clearly believe that if MPs are distancing themselves from the party leadership on such a large scale, then its impact will not be limited to Delhi or Parliament only, rather its direct and deep impact can be seen on the entire politics of Maharashtra.
Warning of strict action under anti-defection law
Uddhav Thackeray’s party has now adopted a very strict and aggressive stance against the MPs who remained absent from this important meeting without any information. Without wasting any time, the party’s Chief Whip in the Lok Sabha, Anil Desai, has issued a stern show cause notice to all the absent MPs.
In this notice, a clear answer has been sought from all the rebel MPs regarding their absence within the next 24 hours. The party has made it clear in its stand that if no satisfactory reply is received within the stipulated time, it can be considered as a major action of voluntarily leaving the party. In such an adverse situation, necessary legal steps can be taken against these MPs under the strict provisions of the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, i.e. anti-defection law. At present, all eyes in the entire politics of Maharashtra are on Uddhav Thackeray’s next step and the upcoming reaction of these angry MPs, while Amit Shah’s statement has heated up the entire issue.
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