The Election Fee’s choice to freeze the ‘bow and arrow’ image of the Shiv Sena has been met with disappointment of members of the Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray factions and powerful responses from different quarters. In an interim order, the ballot physique had mentioned the election image can be frozen amid widening rifts between the members of each the groups. It additionally comes simply weeks earlier than a vital by ballot in Andheri East in Mumbai.
Congress chief Kapil Sibal – reacting to the interim order – wrote in a tweet on Sunday: “Election Fee freezes Sena Election image. Quantities to “freezing” democracy. The “bow and arrow” belongs to the true Shiv Sena led by Udhav. The “Defectors Platter” for serving the BJP belongs to Shinde’s faction. (sic)”
The Congress was part of the Uddhav Thackeray Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities in Maharashtra, which collapsed in June after Shinde switched loyalties to the BJP and was later sworn in because the chief minister. His revolt had additionally break up the Shiv Sena with dozens of legislators following his lead.
In the meantime, Sharad Pawar’s NCP – additionally a constituent of the MVA alliance – additionally responded to the order, saying it was “stunning”.
“The Eknath Shinde-led (Sena) camp just isn’t even contesting the by-election, nonetheless using the get together identify and image was restricted. The freezing of the image doesn’t imply the (Thackeray-led) Sena staff have grow to be weak or are demoralised. The Shiv Sena (Thackeray faction) together with the NCP and Congress will give a troublesome struggle to the BJP,” NCP spokesperson Mahesh Tapase was quoted as saying by information company PTI.
The November 3 Andheri East meeting seat was introduced after the demise of incumbent Sena MLA Ramesh Latke. The Congress and the NCP are backing his spouse Rujuta Latke, the candidate of the Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena.
In the meantime, the Election Fee has requested each the Sena factions to present alternate names
(With inputs from PTI)
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