Eknath Shinde
Eknath Shinde requests SC to hear to Maharashtra govt after being granted Shiv Sena symbol
New Delhi/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court notifying them that Uddhav Thackeray may challenge the Election Commission ruling on granting his faction the Shiv Sena name and symbol.
Shinde urged the apex court to also hear from the Maharashtra government before passing any order.
In a major setback to Uddhav Thackeray, the Election Commission of India Friday recognised Shinde's faction as the real Shiv Sena and allowed them to use the traditional party symbol of bow and arrow.
The EC allowed the faction led by Uddhav Thackeray, whose father Bal Thackeray founded the Shiv Sena in 1966, to keep the 'flaming torch' poll symbol allotted last year.
Reacting to the decision, Uddhav Thackeray had said: "This order is a murder of democracy."
"They have stolen the Shiv Sena symbol. We will keep fighting and won't lose hope. For now, let Shinde be happy with his theft. Once a traitor, always a traitor," Thackeray had said.
Maharashtra will see Assembly polls just a few months after Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
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