Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on July 3 said that the newly inducted Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will soon replace Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Maharashtra Political Shake-Up
Sanjay Raut said that a total of 16 MLAs who were part of the split in Shiv Sena almost a year ago are going to be “disqualified”.
“Today I am saying this in front of the camera, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra is going to change. Eknath Shinde is being removed. Eknath Shinde and the 16 MLAs are going to be disqualified,” Raut said.
Raut’s remark came after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra and took oath as Deputy Chief Minister on July 2.
“BJP is breaking Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress but this will not benefit them at all. In Maharashtra, we will fight unitedly. It is shocking that PM Modi had said that the leaders of NCP are involved in corruption and now those leaders have taken oath in Raj Bhavan,” Raut said.
“The sword of disqualification that was hanging over Eknath Shinde is about to fall soon. The 16 MLAs who went with him will be disqualified. In just a few days, Maharashtra will get another Chief Minister,” Raut added.
