Shiv Sena wants Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker's post
Mumbai, Jun 6: The Shiv Sena Thursday said it has sought the post of Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, but added that making this demand does not mean it is disappointed with the Narendra Modi-led government.
Sena president Uddhav Thackeray told reporters in Kolhapur that demanding the deputy Speaker's post is his party's "right" and does not mean that it is "disappointed" with the BJP-led government.
"This demand will not impact on our alliance with the BJP for the ensuing Maharashtra Assembly elections," he said.
Sena leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut said the demand has been conveyed to the BJP. "The party has sought deputy Speaker's post. We have conveyed our demand to the BJP," he told PTI.
Raut said Thackeray and all the 18 Lok Sabha MPs of the party will visit Ayodhya next week, before the start of the Parliament's session.
The purpose of the visit is to reaffirm the party's commitment to construction of Ram temple at the disputed site, Raut said.
Thackeray had visited Ayodhya in November 2018 too, in an apparent bid to mount pressure on the Modi-led government on the Ram temple issue.
The ties between the Sena and the BJP were under considerable strain before the Lok Sabha 2019 elections.
The two parties, however, stitched up an alliance for Lok Sabha and Assembly polls later.
Arvind Sawant, MP from Mumbai South Lok Sabha seat, the lone Sena minister in the Modi government, handling the heavy industries and public enterprises portfolio.
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Assam Police at Pawan Khera's residence in national capital, Delhi Police assisting
New Delhi (PTI): An Assam Police team on Tuesday is at the Delhi residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera for questioning in connection with a case linked to allegations made against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family, official sources said.
The team formally informed Delhi Police upon arrival, following which a local police team joined and is assisting in the proceedings, the source said.
The development comes amid a political tussle after Sarma alleged that the Congress used "false information" sourced from a Pakistani social media group to level charges against his wife regarding multiple passports and overseas assets. He termed the allegations an attempt to influence the Assam elections and a punishable offence.
Khera had recently sought clarifications on Sarma's wife's alleged foreign assets, prompting a complaint and subsequent police action.
