Shiv Sena rebel leader, Eknath Shinde, who has been camping in Guwahati with a hoard of MLAs on Tuesday clarified that no one is suppressed here and everyone here is happy. A total of 48 rebel MLAs of Maharashtra including 39 rebel MLAs of Shiv Sena are staying at Radisson Blu hotel in Guwahati since June 22.
Shinde who has been leading these MLAs asked Shiv Sena to reveal the names of those rebels present in Assam who are in contact with them.
His demand comes after certain Sena leaders including MP Sanjay Raut claimed at several occasions claimed that there are some rebel MLAs who are in contact with them.
"No MLA is suppressed here, everyone here is happy. MLAs are with us. If Shiv Sena says that the MLAs present here are in contact with them, they should reveal the names," Eknath Shinde told ANI.
Further Shinde also said, "We are in Shiv Sena, we are taking Shiv Sena forward. There should not be any doubt about it."
"We will give let you know about our further course of action," Shinde added.
Notably, the political tussle in Maharashtra between Shiv Sena and the rebel group led by Shinde has now reached the Supreme Court. The pleas filed by the breakaway camp challenge the disqualification proceedings against Shinde and 15 other rebel MLAs.
On Monday, a separate plea was filed by Shinde in the top court regarding the safety of the legislators who have challenged party chief and Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala heard the pleas.
Earlier on Monday, the Supreme Court granted interim relief to rebel Shiv Seva leader Eknath Shinde and other MLAs to file their reply to disqualification notices issued to them by the Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly by July 12, 5.30 pm.
Meanwhile, Congress's Rashtrawadi Yubak has called the rebel MLAs of Maharashtra traitors and they put up posters in various locations of Guwahati.
A poster that reads "Sara desh dekh raha hai, Guwahati mein chhupe gaddaron ko, maaf nahi karegi janta aise farzi makkaron ko (The whole nation is watching traitors hiding in Guwahati, people will not forgive such cunning persons".
Also, the banner, with the faces of Balasaheb Thackeray, Eknath Shinde and Anand Dighe, was seen yesterday on the route between Radisson Blu Hotel and Somnath Temple in Guwahati and it was removed today.
