New Delhi, June 18 -- The political crisis within the Shiv Sena (UBT) reached a breaking point on Thursday, as many Lok Sabha members skipped a mandatory parliamentary party meeting. Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut confirmed that the party has issued show-cause notices to the absentees and initiated formal proceedings to seek their disqualification from the Lower House.

Sanjay Raut announced that the absentees have been formally served with notices, adding, "This fight will happen in Parliament, it will happen in court, and it will also happen on the streets. And the fight on the streets has already begun."

He said, "Today, we had a meeting of our parliamentary party. Three of our Lok Sabha MPs attended, Rajabhau Waje, Anil Desai, and Arvind...