Mumbai, Mar 24 (PTI) Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress on Tuesday submitted a notice against Maharashtra legislative council’s Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe to seek her removal from the post, accusing her of misusing her power by ordering suspension of an IPS officer.
The two opposition parties submitted the notice to the chairman of the council on the day Gorhe was given a farewell as her term is ending in May this year.
This is the second time that the Shiv Sena (UBT) has given notice seeking the removal of Gorhe, who was earlier aligned with Uddhav Thackeray-led party after the Shiv Sena split in June 2022 but later switched side and joined the Shiv Sena headed by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
On Monday, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab accused Gorhe of misusing her power by asking the government to suspend IPS officer and Satara Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Doshi over the ruckus during the election of the president of Zilla Parishad (ZP) last week.
During a discussion in the House on Monday, ministers Shambhuraj Desai (Shiv Sena) and Makarand Patil (NCP) besides other members of the two parties demanded the suspension of Doshi. The two ministers alleged the local police manhandled them during the poll held on Friday to elect the ZP president.
Gorhe then said, “I am directing the government to suspend the Satara SP and others who manhandled (voters and ministers).” She said the government should have initiated a probe into the matter, but that has not happened due to some reasons.
The notice against Gorhe was signed by Shiv Sena (UBT) members Anil Parab, Sunil Shinde and Sachin Ahir, along with Congress’ Bhai Jagtap, Dhiraj Lingade and independent MLC Sudhakar Adbale.
However, NCP (SP)’s Shashikant Shinde did not sign the notice. He had backed Gorhe’s move to suspend the Satara SP.
The notice against Gorhe is more of an optics as the budget session of the Maharashtra legislature is concluding on Wednesday.
Gorhe’s fourth term as the member of the legislative council ends in May. PTI PR NP
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