Pune: The Shiv Sena (UBT) “boycotted” Rahul Narwekar’s election as the Maharashtra assembly Speaker alleging that he had helped run an ‘unconstitutional’ government during his previous tenure.
The allegation was made by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said on Monday.
Earlier in the day, Narwekar was elected unopposed as the Speaker after the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) decided not to put up a contest.
Narwekar, the BJP MLA from Colaba in Mumbai, has served as the Speaker of the 14th Legislative Assembly for two and a half years.
During his previous tenure, Narwekar had ruled that the party led by Eknath Shinde was the legitimate and real Shiv Sena after the undivided Sena split. He also held that the faction under Ajit Pawar was the real Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
