- February 18, 2023
Sharad Pawar: Shiv Sena party name, symbol goes to Maharashtra CM faction: NCP chief Sharad Pawar asks ally Uddhav to accept it, take new symbol | India News – Times of India
PUNE: After the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Friday that the party name, “Shiv Sena“, and symbol “bow and arrow” be given to Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde’s faction, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar asked his ally Uddhav Thackeray, who had formed another faction, to accept the decision and take a new symbol.
He stated that the loss of the “bow and arrow” symbol would not have any major impact on them and that people would accept the new symbol.
“It’s the decision of the Election Commission. Once a decision is taken, 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, that’s it,” Pawar said.
He recalled the Congress having to change its symbol from two bullocks with a yoke to hand and said that the people would accept the new symbol of Uddhav Thackeray faction like it.
“I remember Indira Gandhi also faced this situation. Congress used to have a ‘two bullocks with a yoke’ symbol. Later they lost it and adopted ‘hand’ as a new symbol and people accepted it. Similarly, people will accept the new symbol (of the Uddhav Thackeray faction),” he said.
The Shinde faction welcomed the decision of being recognised as the real Shiv Sena, the Uddhav Thackeray faction said they will move the Supreme Court. The Uddhav Thackeray faction accused the Election Commission of haste and said the decision shows “it works as a BJP agent”.
He stated that the loss of the “bow and arrow” symbol would not have any major impact on them and that people would accept the new symbol.
“It’s the decision of the Election Commission. Once a decision is taken, 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, that’s it,” Pawar said.
He recalled the Congress having to change its symbol from two bullocks with a yoke to hand and said that the people would accept the new symbol of Uddhav Thackeray faction like it.
“I remember Indira Gandhi also faced this situation. Congress used to have a ‘two bullocks with a yoke’ symbol. Later they lost it and adopted ‘hand’ as a new symbol and people accepted it. Similarly, people will accept the new symbol (of the Uddhav Thackeray faction),” he said.
The Shinde faction welcomed the decision of being recognised as the real Shiv Sena, the Uddhav Thackeray faction said they will move the Supreme Court. The Uddhav Thackeray faction accused the Election Commission of haste and said the decision shows “it works as a BJP agent”.
