In 'Who Is Real Sena' Fight, Supreme Court Breather for Team Thackeray

Thursday, 4 August 2022newsdesk

In a big relief to former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in the fight over control of the Shiv Sena, the Supreme Court today told the Election Commission not to decide on a plea by rival Eknath Shinde, the Maharashtra Chief Minister, to recognise his group as the real Shiv Sena.

New Delhi, 04 August 2022

As per news report of NDTV,The Supreme Court is likely to take a call on Monday on whether the matter needs to be referred to a constitution bench. Claiming that he commands the numbers - and, therefore, the Sena - Mr Shinde had submitted that courts shouldn't interfere with internal party decisions "taken democratically by majority". During the hearing, Chief Justice NV Ramana asked important questions to Team Shinde, wanting to know if "If you are completely ignoring political parties after being elected then is it not a danger to democracy".

Source - NDTV