Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | Uddhav, Raut train guns at former CJI D Y Chandrachud after humiliating defeat

The Shiv Sena (UBT) leader's statement comes after his party faced a severe drubbing in the state assembly elections, as it managed to clinch only 20 out of 95 seats it contested as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

Mumbai: After a humiliating defeat for the Shiv Sena (UBT), former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and his close aide Sanjay Raut trained guns on former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud.

After analysing the reasons for the defeat on Saturday evening, Thackeray expressed concern over Justice Chandrachud not ruling on the Shiv Sena split.

Alleging some “gadbad”, Thackeray said, “The Supreme Court have not given their verdict on the issue of the names/symbols (of Shiv Sena vs Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP vs NCP (UBT) …for nearly two years, the elections were still held…so, whom do we trust or turn to?”

Taking it further on Sunday, Sanjay Raut, a Rajya Sabha member, hit out at Justice Chandrachud.

"He (Chandrachud) has removed the fear of the law from defectors. His name will be written in black letters in history,” said Raut, adding, “By not deciding on the disqualification petitions, Justice Chandrachud kept doors and windows open for defections.”

During the annual Dussehra rally and also in election rallies, Thackeray had spoken about it.

"If you really want to go down in history, then now is the opportunity… there's still time before you retire — save democracy, save democracy, save democracy. The whole nation is looking up to you. Please take a decision that would make the country proud of you," Thackeray had said referring to the pleas challenging the ruling of Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Shiv Sena split.

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Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls took place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP went up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress tried to make their mark. Maha Yuti are currently comfortably poised to win. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faced a challenge after Hemant Soren's arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP, but look set to retain power with its I.N.D.I.A. allies. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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