Rajya Sabha MP and senior lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani on Friday mentioned that the Supreme Court’s verdict in the case pertaining to the disqualification of 16 Shiv Sena MLAs had offered a “constitutional cloak” to the BJP-Eknath Shinde led Shiv Sena authorities in the state. The Congress and its Maharashtra allies’ are “clutching at straws” once they declare an ethical victory, he asserted.
Speaking to the media in New Delhi, Mr Jethmalani mentioned the Supreme Court, in its judgment on Thursday, rejected 5 of the seven prayers made by the petitioners and granted solely two.
On the Supreme Court’s censure of former governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s choice to name a flooring take a look at for former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to show his majority after many Shiv Sena MLAs had defected to the Eknath Shinde faction, Mr Jethmalani mentioned it was a “sham, hollow and irrelevant victory” for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the coalition of the Congress, NCP and the Uddhav faction of Shiv Sena, because it had no “practical” impact because the judges in their unanimous verdict additionally upheld the swearing-in of Mr Shinde. Mr Jethmalani, nevertheless, added that he doesn’t agree with this facet of the judgment however certified it by saying that the Apex court docket is true as its verdict is last.
He added that the Supreme Court had solely requested the Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to revisit the matter of recognising Bharat Gogawale because the chief whip of the Shiv Sena whereas setting apart the sooner choice as towards the legislation. “Gogawale can be appointed to the position again,” he mentioned. The Speaker will determine on the matter, together with the problem of disqualifying MLAs who had rebelled and backed Shinde, on advantage, the Rajya Sabha MP added.
He mentioned that the morality behind the formation of MVA was flawed, with Mr Thackeray allying with NCP and Congress to develop into chief minister “betraying the will of the people which is the most important aspect in a democracy,” Mr Jethmalani mentioned..
