As Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde's camp continues to camp in Guawahti, a banner, with faces of Balasaheb Thackeray, Eknath Shinde and Anand Dighe was seen on the route between Radisson Blu Hotel and Somnath Temple where the rebel Maharashtra MLAs are staying.
The banner reads, "Garv se kaho hum Hindu hain" & "Shinde sahab hum aapke saath hain (We are proud to be Hindus and Shinde sir we aee with you)."
Meanwhile, the luxury hotel in Guwahati, where dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is camping with other MLAs from Maharashtra, today extended the closure of all bookings for the public till July 5.
Till Monday afternoon, the Radisson Blu hotel was not taking any bookings till June 30, as per its website.
Later in the evening, if a booking was attempted on any day till July 5, the website prompted, "There is no availability for the dates and rate type you selected. We recommend changing dates or selecting a different rate type when available." Reservations can be made from July 6 onwards, it showed.
In a bid to topple the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, dissident legislators of Shiv Sena along with some Independent legislators are camping in Guwahati, around 2,700 km away, since June 22.
A total of 70 rooms on different floors of the hotel have been booked for the MLAs and their associates. The hotel has closed the restaurants, banquets and other facilities for other non-resident guests.
In a relief to the rebel Shiv Sena lawmakers, the Supreme Court today kept in abeyance the disqualification proceedings till July 11. It also sought responses to pleas by the rebel MLAs, questioning the legality of notices seeking their disqualification.
The top court also refused to pass any interim order on the plea of the Maharashtra government that there should not be any floor test in the assembly, and said they can always approach it in case of illegality.
