Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday hit out at Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar for meeting Chief Minister Eknath Shinde ahead of his judgment on the petitions seeking disqualification of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs.
Addressing a press conference here, Thackeray claimed Narwekar’s meeting with Shinde on Monday is akin to a “judge meeting a criminal”.
Narwekar will give his verdict on Wednesday on the disqualification petitions against CM Shinde and other MLAs, whose rebellion led to a split in the Shiv Sena in June 2022.
Thackeray said since the SC directed Narwekar in May…