Editor's Pick: Uddhav resigns after SC denies stay on floor test

You can read the latest developments on this issue here. On Wednesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced his resignation from his post and the Legislative Council, moments after the Supreme Court refused to stay Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's direction to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday. In a virtual address to the public, Mr. Thackeray said, "I am not the one who will stick to power. From today [Wednesday] morning, my workers are being sent notices by police. Central forces are here. Army might be called. Those who should have been at China borders will be here. I don't want to see blood of my workers spilling on the roads of Mumbai. Today, I resign from the post of Chief Minister." He thanked the Congress and the NCP for supporting him. The rebel Sena MLAs who were stationed in Guwahati since June 22 were taken to Goa on Wednesday evening and from there, they were scheduled to be brought to Mumbai. Earlier, the Supreme Court had refused to stay the floor test. The court, however said it would hear on merit the writ petition filed by Thackeray loyalist Sunil Prabhu challenging the process leading to the call for the floor test on July 11 along with petitions filed by Sena dissidents led by Eknath Shinde, who has questioned the disqualification proceedings initiated against them. With Mr. Thackeray's resignation, the unique three-party experiment of the MVA, in which the Shiv Sena tied up with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has come to an end. Several BJP legislators and senior leaders gathered at the residence of former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai and congratulated one another over the collapse of the MVA government. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Head over to our newsletter subscription page to sign up for Editor's Pick and more. Click here The Hindu's Editorials Blaring red: On the Udaipur killing Theatre of the absurd: On Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's arrest The Hindu's Daily Quiz Name the billionaire entrepreneur who was called the 'Phantom of Bombay House' 1. Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry J. R. D Tata Dhirubhai Ambani Ghanshyam Das Birla To find out the answer and play the full quiz, click here

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Uddhav resigns after SC denies stay on floor test You can read the latest developments on this issue here. On Wednesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced his resignation from his post and the Legislative Council, moments after the Supreme Court refused to stay Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's direction to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday. In a virtual address to the public, Mr. Thackeray said, "I am not the one who will stick to power. From today [Wednesday] morning, my workers are being sent notices by police. Central forces are here. Army might be called. Those who should have been at China borders will be here. I don't want to see blood of my workers spilling on the roads of Mumbai. Today, I resign from the post of Chief Minister." He thanked the Congress and the NCP for supporting him. The rebel Sena MLAs who were stationed in Guwahati since June 22 were taken to Goa on Wednesday evening and from there, they were scheduled to be brought to Mumbai. Earlier, the Supreme Court had refused to stay the floor test. The court, however said it would hear on merit the writ petition filed by Thackeray loyalist Sunil Prabhu challenging the process leading to the call for the floor test on July 11 along with petitions filed by Sena dissidents led by Eknath Shinde, who has questioned the disqualification proceedings initiated against them. With Mr. Thackeray's resignation, the unique three-party experiment of the MVA, in which the Shiv Sena tied up with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has come to an end. Several BJP legislators and senior leaders gathered at the residence of former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai and congratulated one another over the collapse of the MVA government. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Head over to our newsletter subscription page to sign up for Editor's Pick and more.   Click here The Hindu's Editorials Blaring red: On the Udaipur killing Theatre of the absurd: On Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's arrest The Hindu's Daily Quiz Name the billionaire entrepreneur who was called the 'Phantom of Bombay House' 1. Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry J. R. D Tata Dhirubhai Ambani Ghanshyam Das Birla  To find out the answer and play the full quiz, click here

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