Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the NCP to keep the “Clock” symbol but with a disclaimer ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly election.
The Supreme Court while passing the judgment said “Please file a fresh undertaking that you (Ajit Pawar camp) will not violate our directions till the end of the elections. Don’t create an embarrassing situation for yourselves. If we find there is a deliberate attempt to violate our order, we can initiate suo motu contempt,”.
According to reports, the Election Commission allotted the NCP’s “clock” symbol to the group led by Ajit Pawar following a split in the party. In 2023, Ajit Pawar revolted against his uncle and joined the ruling Mahayuti alliance. In another such incident before the Lok Sabha Election, the Supreme Court allowed the Sharad Pawar faction to use “Nationalist Congress Party-Sharad Chandra Pawar” as its name along with the symbol of a man blowing “turha”.
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