Poll Body’s Big Order On Shiv Sena Symbol Amid Claims By Rival Factions

Mumbai:

The Election Fee right this moment barred the Shiv Sena factions, led by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde, from utilizing the social gathering’s ‘bow and arrow’ image within the upcoming elections. The choice comes 4 months after Eknath Shinde took away the Shiv Sena numbers within the Maharashtra meeting to exchange Uddhav Thackeray as Chief Minister.

As per the ballot physique’s interim order, each teams will now have to decide on new names. They shall be allotted totally different symbols, which they might select from the checklist of free symbols obtainable.

Each the faction will now have to make use of a unique identify and image within the upcoming bye-election in Mumbai’s Andheri East.

The Fee had earlier requested the rival teams to submit documentary proof on legislative and organisational assist by August 8 to again their claims.

The deadline was prolonged to October 7 after the request of the Thackeray faction. On October 4, the Shinde faction had moved the Election Fee in search of the allocation of the bow and arrow ballot image in view of the Andheri East meeting by-election that was notified on Friday.

The Thackeray faction had submitted its response to the declare on Saturday and had sought 4 extra weeks to rigorously perceive the documentation submitted by the rival faction.

For the reason that cut up in June, each factions have been accusing the opposite of tainting Bal Thackeray’s legacy.

On the large Dussehra assembly this week, Mr Shinde stated: “Do you’ve gotten any ethical proper to even stand and converse there? You used Shiv Sainiks in your private cause and went forward with Congress and NCP… Balasaheb Thackeray used to run the federal government on distant management and also you gave this distant management to NCP”.

Mr Thackeray, who held one other rally on the conventional venue of Shivaji Park, alleged that Mr Shinde was a “traitor” who’s making an attempt to regulate the social gathering out of “greed”.