<p> Nagpur: Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday said that he would need to put in extra hours to conduct hearings on disqualification petitions while ensuring smooth functioning of the House.</p>.<p> The Winter Session of the state legislature is scheduled to be held in Nagpur from December 7 to December 20.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters here, Narwekar said, “I need to ensure the smooth functioning of the legislative assembly as well as complete the disqualification hearings pending before me. It looks like I will be working from 9 am to 10 pm in this period to give justice to both responsibilities.” Rahul Narwekar is hearing cross-petitions filed by the rival Shiv Sena factions seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs following a split in the party last year.</p>.Protests of OBCs, Marathas in Maharashtra are state-sponsored: Wadettiwar.<p>Narwekar said he would hear the petitions on Thursday for two and a half hours at the Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur.</p>.<p>The speaker said it would be a challenging task for him to pay attention to both – hearings as well as smooth functioning of the House.</p>.<p>The Shiv Sena (UBT) is seeking disqualification of Shinde-led 40 rebel MLAs who revolted against Thackeray, which not only led to the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in June 2022, but also caused a split in the 57-year-old party.</p>.<p>The Shinde camp has alleged that the documents based on which the Thackeray-led group has been seeking disqualification of their rival MLAs are 'fake'.</p>.<p>The Supreme Court has asked the speaker to decide on the disqualification petitions by December 31. </p>
<p> Nagpur: Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday said that he would need to put in extra hours to conduct hearings on disqualification petitions while ensuring smooth functioning of the House.</p>.<p> The Winter Session of the state legislature is scheduled to be held in Nagpur from December 7 to December 20.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters here, Narwekar said, “I need to ensure the smooth functioning of the legislative assembly as well as complete the disqualification hearings pending before me. It looks like I will be working from 9 am to 10 pm in this period to give justice to both responsibilities.” Rahul Narwekar is hearing cross-petitions filed by the rival Shiv Sena factions seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs following a split in the party last year.</p>.Protests of OBCs, Marathas in Maharashtra are state-sponsored: Wadettiwar.<p>Narwekar said he would hear the petitions on Thursday for two and a half hours at the Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur.</p>.<p>The speaker said it would be a challenging task for him to pay attention to both – hearings as well as smooth functioning of the House.</p>.<p>The Shiv Sena (UBT) is seeking disqualification of Shinde-led 40 rebel MLAs who revolted against Thackeray, which not only led to the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in June 2022, but also caused a split in the 57-year-old party.</p>.<p>The Shinde camp has alleged that the documents based on which the Thackeray-led group has been seeking disqualification of their rival MLAs are 'fake'.</p>.<p>The Supreme Court has asked the speaker to decide on the disqualification petitions by December 31. </p>