Mumbai:
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on the Raj Bhavan this morning to want him on his birthday. The assembly is seen as a possibility to get the ball rolling on the appointments of 12 members to the higher home of the Maharashtra legislature, which has been a sore level between the Governor and the ruling alliance. The alliance had thought-about in search of authorized assist because the battle on the problem escalated earlier this yr and a public curiosity litigation by a social employee is at the moment being heard by the Bombay High Court.
In November 2020, the Maharashtra cupboard had despatched a listing of members to the Governor for his log out. The checklist was apparently misplaced and later discovered.
In April, Right To Information activist Anil Galgali had sought particulars of the checklist. According to the RTI reply, the checklist was not accessible with the Governor’s Secretariat. Now the courtroom has been informed that Governor Koshyari’s workplace has your complete file, together with the checklist.
According to the Constitution, the Governor can appoint 12 members to the higher home, the Legislative Council. These members may be from the fields of literature, science, artwork, co-operative motion and social service.
Sources say the checklist consists of the identify of actor Urmila Matondkar. Ms Matondkar had contested the 2019 elections on a Congress ticket from North Mumbai constituency and misplaced. The 47-year-old –known for movies like Masoom, Rangeela, Satya and Pinjar — stop the Congress quickly after and joined the Shiv Sena in December final yr.
Other names on the checklist embody farmer chief Raju Shetty and state Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant, sources add.
The checklist has been pending with the Governor since. The state authorities has raised the problem a number of occasions, which led to spats. Last month, the Bombay High Court sought a proof on the delay.
After Bengal, Maharashtra is the second opposition-ruled state the place a politically energetic governor is seen as taking a contrarian stand.
The 19 months of the Uddhav Thackeray authorities has been marked by its frequent disagreements and acrimonious exchanges with Governor Koshyari.
In October final yr, the Governor had written Mr Thackeray a sarcasm-filled letter, questioning whether or not he had “turned secular” after the Chief Minister repeatedly postponed the reopening of spiritual locations after the lockdown.
Mr Thackeray had shot again that he didn’t want a Hindutva certificates from anybody. He additionally questioned the Governor’s assembly with actor Kangana Ranaut, saying “inviting people who call Mumbai PoK with smiles does not fall into my definition of Hindutva”.
