Exclusive: Rebel Sena MLA, Deepak Kesarkar, Blames Sharad Pawar
NDTV
The rebel MLAs were given 14 days to respond to disqualification notices by the Supreme Court today.
The Shiv Sena has split thrice and every time it has been because of Sharad Pawar, a leader in rebel Eknath Shinde's group said today, blaming the man who crafted the ideologically disparate ruling coalition in Maharashtra. Deepak Kesarkar, a former minister, told NDTV that the MLAs "would return soon" from Guwahati and form a new Maharashtra government.
"We are coming back and forming the government. It may happen very soon. We have to come back. We have been out for five days, which is not too long, but we feel we should be with our constituencies," Mr Kesarkar said in an exclusive interview.
He denied that the rebels' extended luxury hotel stay is sponsored by the taxpayer. "Government money is not being spent on our stay - we are making our own payments," he claimed.
The rebel MLAs were given 14 days to respond to disqualification notices by the Supreme Court today.