Following the Supreme Court ruling, Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rahul Narwekar stated that he would make every effort to settle the state's issues "as soon as possible," but that it was difficult to provide a specific timeline right now. With reference to his statement welcoming the Supreme Court verdict this week which asked the speaker to complete the process in “reasonable time”, he said it was difficult to set a firm timeframe at this stage.
“It is difficult to set a time frame as there are multiple petitions and, above all, it is to be determined which political party is to be issued a whip,” Narwekar said in London. “But the endeavour is to complete the process at the earliest,” he said.
Following a speech on policy making, parliamentary democracy, and legislative functioning to the Indian student community at the University of Cambridge, the Speaker's UK visit comes to a conclusion this weekend.
During his visit, the Speaker said he held meetings with UK-based industrialists and corporates to explore investment possibilities for Maharashtra. “Maharashtra is one of the most industrious states in India and attracts 30 per cent of UK investments into India. So we have an attractive offering for investors,” he said.
Earlier this week speaking to reporters from London, Narwerkar said he will give a hearing to all sides.