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โ€œAccept ECI Decision & Take A New Symbolโ€: Sharad Pawar To Uddhav Thackeray

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In a major setback to the Uddhav Thackery faction of Shiv Sena, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday allotted the party name โ€œShiv Senaโ€ and the symbol โ€œBow and Arrowโ€ to the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar remarked on the loss of the โ€œbow and arrowโ€ symbol of his ally Uddhav Thackeray faction on Friday, stating that it would not have any major impact, reported NDTV. 

He also stressed that the people would accept the new symbol. Mr. Pawarโ€™s remarks came after Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered that the party name โ€œShiv Senaโ€ and the party symbol โ€œBow and Arrowโ€ will be given to the Eknath Shinde faction.

The NCP chief asked Mr. Thackeray to accept the Election Commissionโ€™s decision and take a new symbol.

โ€œItโ€™s the decision of the Election Commission. Once a decision is given, there can be no discussion. Accept it and take a new symbol. It (the loss of the old symbol) is not going to have any major impact as people will accept (the new symbol). It just would remain in the discussion for the next 15-30 days, thatโ€™s it,โ€ Mr. Pawar said.

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He recalled the Congress having to change its symbol from two bullocks with a yoke to a hand and said that the people would accept the new symbol of Uddhav Thackeray faction like the way they accepted the Congressโ€™ new symbol.

โ€œI remember Indira Gandhi also faced this situation. Congress used to have a โ€˜two bullocks with a yokeโ€™ symbol. Later they lost it & adopted โ€˜handโ€™ as a new symbol & people accepted it. Similarly, people will accept the new symbol (of Uddhav Thackeray faction),โ€ he said.

In a major setback to the Uddhav Thackery faction of Shiv Sena, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday allotted the party name โ€œShiv Senaโ€ and the symbol โ€œBow and Arrowโ€ to the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

While the Shinde faction welcomed the decision of being recognized as the real Shiv Sena, the Uddhav Thackeray faction said they will move to the Supreme Court.

Earlier, the Eknath Shinde faction burst crackers and celebrated in Nashik today after the Election Commission order.

The Uddhav Thackeray faction accused the Election Commission of haste and said the decision shows โ€œit works as BJP agentโ€.

The Commission observed in its order that the current constitution of the Shiv Sena party is undemocratic and has been โ€œmutilated to undemocratically appoint people from a coterie as office bearers without any election at allโ€. It said such party structures fail to inspire confidence.

Calling the poll panelโ€™s decision as โ€œmurder of democracyโ€, Uddhav Thackeray said he will approach the Supreme Court against the decision.

โ€œThey should first understand Balasaheb. They have come to know that โ€˜Modiโ€™s face does not attract people in Maharashtra anymore so they have to put Balasahebโ€™s mask on their face for their own benefit. I had said that ECI should not give a decision before the SC verdict. If the partyโ€™s existence is decided based on the number of MLAs and MPs, any capitalist can purchase MLA, MP and become CM,โ€ Uddhav Thackeray said at a press conference.

He said they have the support of people and will go to them. โ€œWe will surely go to the Supreme Court against this EC order. We are sure that the SC will set aside this order,โ€ Mr. Thackeray said. Shiv Sena was formed by Uddhav Thackerayโ€™s father Balasaheb Thackeray.

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