Uddhav Thackeray Says He Is Resigning As Chief Minister Of Maharashtra

Uddhav Thackeray has announced his resignation as chief minister of Maharashtra. His decision came after the Supreme Court allowed floor test on Thursday.

Thackeray, in a late-night address, said he is also resigning as member of the Legislative Council of Maharashtra.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray says he respects Supreme Court order mandating the floor test be held on June 30.

Ashok Chavan offered to have Congress and NCP step out of the alliance and support Shiv Sena led government from outside, [but I] declined that proposal, he said

Supreme Court allows jailed NCP leaders Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh to participate in the proceedings of the floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly tomorrow.

Since Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh are in judicial custody of the Enforcement Directorate and CBI, both the agencies are directed to escort them to the Assembly to participate in the floor test and bring them back to the judicial custody.

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Supreme Court gives go ahead to the floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly tomorrow.

Top court says it won't stay tomorrow's floor test.

The court also issues notice on Shiv Sena Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu's plea and says that tomorrow's floor test will be subject to the outcome of the present petition. Court to hear his plea on July 11th.

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Supreme Court to pronounce order at 9 PM on Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu’s plea against Governor’s direction for floor test in Assembly on Thursday, according to PTI.

Mumbai Police have stepped up security near Vidhan Bhavan ahead of the floor test slated for Thursday and along the route that the rebel MLAs of Shiv Sena are likely to take from the airport, an official told PTI.

"Police and traffic police are on high alert anticipating protests by Shiv Sena supporters against the rebel MLAs when they will travel towards the Vidhan Bhavan," he said.

Police have imposed section 144 of the CrPC banning the assembly of five or more persons and will not allow anybody to gather near the Vidhan Bhavan and surrounding areas in south Mumbai.

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Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday thanked his cabinet colleagues for the cooperation they extended in the last two and a half years.

Congress minister Sunil Kedar spoke to reporters after the meeting in Mumbai.

Thackeray had always been respectful to others, he said.

"He thanked the cabinet for their cooperation and said the cooperation would continue," the minister added.

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The floor of the House is the only way to settle these issues of democracy, observed the Supreme Court while hearing Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu’s plea against Maharashtra Governor’s direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday.

“Our understanding is that floor of the house is the only way to settle these issues of democracy,” the bench observed.

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Supreme Court starts hearing plea filed by Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu challenging Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's direction to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove his majority support on the floor of the House on June 30.

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Ahead of the floor test tomorrow, a meeting of Congress leaders is underway in Mumbai to discuss their strategy.

Party leaders including Ashok Chavan, Nana Patole, Balasaheb Thorat, Sunil Kedar, Charan Singh Sapra and Nitin Raut are present.

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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to hold a cabinet meeting at 5 p.m. today: CMO

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Nationalist Congress Party MLAs Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh, both in prison, moved the Supreme Court seeking permission to participate in the Maharashtra Assembly floor test to be held on Thursday.

Both MLAs have been booked for offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

The bench has agreed to take up their application at 5:30 p.m. today.

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Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs camping in Guwahati for over a week are expected to depart for Goa later this afternoon to take part in the floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly scheduled tomorrow.

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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Shiv Sena Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu's plea against the Governor's direction to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove his majority support on the floor of the House on June 30 at 5 p.m.

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Shiv Sena Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu has moved the Supreme Court challenging Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's direction to convene a special session for CM Uddhav Thackeray to prove his majority in the House on June 30.

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Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the party will go to the Supreme Court to protest against the Maharashtra Governor’s decision to call for a floor test.

"This is an unlawful activity as the matter of disqualification of our 16 MLAs is pending in Supreme Court," Raut said.

Congress veteran Prithviraj Chavan also said that the Maharashtra government will have to move the apex court to stop the floor test.

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Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has written to the state assembly secretary to convene a special session on Thursday, June 30, with the agenda of a trust vote against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

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Shiv Sena rebel MLA Eknath Shinde told reporters that he will be present in Mumbai on Thursday for floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly.

On Tuesday, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and requested him to ask Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove majority in Assembly.

"We informed Koshyari that Uddhav Thackeray-led government is in minority as 39 MLAs of Shiv Sena want to snap ties with Congress and NCP," he added.

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