Decide on Sena symbol after SC ruling: Uddhav to EC
February 08, 2023 23:25
Uddhav Thackeray, who heads a faction of the Shiv Sena, on Wednesday said that the decision by the Supreme Court on the disqualification of the party's rebel MLAs should come first and then by the Election Commission on whom the original party belongs to.
Addressing a press conference, Thackeray also asked why the EC froze the Shiv Sena' name and its bow and arrow' symbol when it has not been used by the rival Eknath Shinde faction yet.
The decision on disqualification should come first and then by the Election Commission (which faction is the original Shiv Sena), Thackerya said, adding that the apex court will start hearing the matter related to the disqualification of rebel MLAs on a daily basis from February 14.
The Shiv Sena was split after Shinde broke away last year, triggering the collapse of the Maha Vikash Aghadi government an alliance of Sena, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party led by Thackeray. He then joined hands with the BJP to become the chief minister.
Giving the sequence of events, Thackeray said the MLAs rebelled in June after which the Shiv Sena approached the Supreme Court seeking their disqualification, while the dissidents sought to stake claim over the party in July.
On January 30, the Thackeray and Shinde factions made their final submissions before the EC, asserting their claim to the party organisation and its poll symbol.
Stressing that the legislative wing of the party is not the original party, Thackeray said if this logic is taken into consideration, then anyone can become the prime minister or chief minister in the country using the power of money. -- PTI
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