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Shiv Sena (UBT) Issues Fresh Show-Cause Notice to Absentee MPs, Threatens Disqualification
The party warned the six MPs that silence could be treated as voluntary resignation and trigger disqualification proceedings under the Anti-Defection Law.
- On Saturday, Lok Sabha Chief Whip Anil Desai issued show-cause notices to six absentee MPs, demanding written explanations within 24 hours or risking disqualification under the Anti-Defection Law.
- Tensions erupted on Thursday when only three of Shiv Sena 's nine Lok Sabha MPs attended a mandatory New Delhi meeting, while Nagesh Aashtikar, Sanjay Deshmukh, Sanjay Jadhav, Sanjay Dina Patil, Omprakash Rajenimbalkar, and Bhausaheb Wakchaure remained absent.
- Speculation regarding 'Operation Tiger'—a reported mass defection—intensified after Shiv Sena MLC Chandrakant Raghuvanshi claimed the six MPs expressed confidence in Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and aligned with his faction.
- Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut announced disqualification proceedings had begun, while party officials urged Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday not to entertain rebel moves without hearing the party first.
- The crisis arrives nearly four years after Eknath Shinde's initial split, prompting party chief Uddhav Thackeray to offer his resignation during Mumbai celebrations if members believed he failed to lead effectively.
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