Two Lok Sabha MPs from Shiv Sena UBT did not sign on the letter to the Speaker on Wednesday (June 17, 2026), thereby halting Operation Tiger for the day, top sources confirmed to The Hindu. The two MPs are Omraje Nimbalkar and Sanjay Dina Patil. Of them, Sanjay Dina Patil was in touch with the Uddhav Sena leaders till Wednesday afternoon, sources said.
Meanwhile, top sources said that Operation Tiger won’t fructify if six Lok Sabha MPs don’t come together. “This is still a long process. After they come together and sign a letter, they will have to present themselves in front of the Speaker. Due process will follow thereafter. It is not a matter of a day or a two,” a senior leader told The Hindu.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena UBT leaders claimed that their MP Omraje Nimbalkar was allegedly being pressurized due to a court verdict related to the assassination of his father Pawanraje Nimbalkar. “For Omraje Nimbalkar, the hanging sword is the judgement in the Pawanraje Nimbalkar case. It has been deferred to 20th June. We have learnt that the judgement is contingent on whether he supports Shiv Sena,” a Sena UBT leader said.
A special CBI court in Mumbai will pronounce its judgment in the 2006 murder case of Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar on June 20. The case, which has seen a trial lasting 15 years, involves allegations of a contract killing conspiracy against former NCP MP Padamsinh Patil, the victim’s cousin.
Published – June 18, 2026 01:08 am IST
