Leaked images show Shiv Sena (UBT) rebels meeting Om Birla before defection
Before leaving the Shiv Sena (UBT), six rebel MPs held a private meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at his Delhi home on June 17. During this visit, they handed over a formal request to be recognized as a separate group. Recently released photographs of this 'secret' gathering reveal the rebel lawmakers meeting with Birla, accompanied by Eknath Shinde faction MP Shrikant Shinde and Minister Pratap Sarnaik.