The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Election Commission's decision to give the party name "Shiv Sena" and the symbol "Bow and Arrow" to the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Election Commission's order to allot the name 'Shiv Sena' and the 'Bow and Arrow' symbol to the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, saying, "we can't stay an order at this stage".
The democracy of the country is being pushed towards the gallows and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections would be the last if the entire opposition does not come together, 'Saamana', the official mouthpiece of the Uddhav Thackeray's faction said on Wednesday.
Reacting to Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction) leader Sanjay Raut that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son has hired a contract killer to eliminate him, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule on Wednesday said the state Home minister should have the matter probed.
Expressing his 'disappointment' with the central institutions, Shiv Sena Uddhav Babasaheb Thackeray (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday, said that he considers Supreme Court as their only hope in ongoing Shiv Sena row.
Uddhav Thackeray camp on Tuesday submitted before the Supreme Court that if a crisis like Maharastra political is permitted then it will have far-reaching consequences for the country as any government can be toppled.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will hear the plea, by Uddhav Thackeray challenging against Election Commission's move to allot the party name "Shiv Sena" and the symbol "Bow and Arrow" to the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, tomorrow on Wednesday.
Days after the Election Commission allotted the name 'Shiv Sena' and the 'bow and arrow' symbol to the ruling faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the new Shiv Sena will hold its first National Executive meeting on Tuesday evening.
Challenging the EC decision, Uddhav Thackeray said that the poll panel was erroneous in its decision and said that the entire edifice of the "impugned order" (EC's decision) is based upon the purported legislative majority of Shinde which is an issue to be determined by the top court in the
Days after the Election Commission granted the "Shiv Sena" name and the "bow and arrow" party symbol to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde faction, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray alleged that everything has been stolen from him but the name 'Thackeray' cannot be stolen.
Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut on Monday refused to budge from his corruption charge against the Election Commission stressing that he stands by his statement.