EC bars Thackeray, Shinde camps from using Shiv Sena name, symbol for by-poll
   Date :09-Oct-2022

EC bars Thackeray
 
 
NEW DELHI :
 
THE Election Commission on Saturday barred the Shiv Sena factions led by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde from using the party name and its election symbol in the Andheri East Assembly by-poll. In an interim order over the claims by the rival factions for control of the organisation, the commission asked them to suggest by Monday three name choices for their groups, and also as many free symbols.
 
The Commission can allocate the name and the symbol to both factions from the options submitted. Meanwhile, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena termed the Election Commission’s as “injustice.” The poll body should have taken a decision in a holistic manner rather than passing an interim decision for the bypoll, said Ambadas Danve, Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council who owes allegiance to the Thackeray group. “This is injustice,” he told PTI.