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Updated June 27th, 2022 at 14:50 IST

MVA govt cracks down on rebels; 9 Ministers in Eknath Shinde camp divested of portfolios

Cracking down on the rebels further, the MVA government took away the portfolios of the Eknath Shinde camp to ensure the smooth functioning of all Ministries.

Reported by: Akhil Oka
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Cracking down on the rebels further, the MVA government took away the portfolios of the Eknath Shinde camp to ensure the smooth functioning of departments. Overall, 5 Ministers and 4 Ministers of State have been divested of their portfolios owing to their unauthorized absence. These include Eknath Shinde, Gulabrao Patil, Dada Bhuse, Sandipan Bhumre, Uday Samant, Shamburaj Desai, Rajendra Yadravkar, Abdul Sattar and Bacchu Kadu who are holed up at a Guwahati hotel currently. Their portfolios have been distributed among the existing Ministers in the Maharashtra Cabinet. 

Here is the reshuffling of portfolios: 

Rebels

Portfolios

New Ministers in charge

Eknath ShindeUrban Development, Public Works (including Public Undertakings)Subhash Desai
Gulabrao PatilWater Supply, SanitationAnil Parab
Dada BhuseAgriculture, Ex-servicemen welfareShankar Gadakh
Sandipan BhumreEmployment guarantee, HorticultureShankar Gadakh
Uday SamantHigher Education and Technical EducationAaditya Thackeray
Sambhuraj DesaiMoS Home Affairs (Rural)Sanjay Bansode
 MoS Finance, Planning, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and MarketingVishwajeet Kadam
 MoS State ExciseSatej Patil
Rajendra YadravkarMoS Public Health and Family WelfareVishwajeet Kadam
 MoS Medical Education and TextilesPrajakt Tanpure
 MoS Food and Drug AdministrationSatej Patil
 MoS Cultural AffairsAditi Tatkare
Abdul SattarMoS RevenuePrajakt Tanpure
 MoS Rural Development Satej Patil
 MoS Ports Development, Khar Land Development and Special AssistanceAditi Tatkare
Bacchu KaduMoS School EducationAditi Tatkare
 MoS Water Resources and Command Area Development and LabourSatej Patil
 MoS Women and Child DevelopmentSanjay Bansode
 MoS Other Backward Bahujan WelfareDattatray Barne

Maharashtra political crisis

The Maharashtra government plunged into a crisis on June 21 after senior Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and other party MLAs went incommunicado and went to the Le Meridian hotel in Surat. While the rebels urged Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to sever ties with NCP and Congress and return to the NDA fold, the latter has refused to accept this demand. As the rebels continue to be holed up in a Guwahati hotel, Shiv Sena filed a petition seeking the disqualification of 16 party MLAs. Subsequently, they challenged the disqualification proceedings and Eknath Shinde's replacement as the Legislative Party leader in the SC.

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Published June 27th, 2022 at 14:48 IST

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