Last Updated: February 20, 2023, 00:07 IST
The Election Commission of India on Friday ordered that the social gathering title “Shiv Sena” and the social gathering image “Bow and Arrow” can be allotted to the Eknath Shinde faction,. (File Image: PTI)
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde mentioned his faction bought the “bow and arrow” image as a result of of the blessings of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday mentioned the Election Commission’s choice to allot his faction of the Shiv Sena the “bow and arrow” election symbol was a victory of truth.
Addressing a Shivaji Jayanti function in Agra in Uttar Pradesh Sunday evening, he said his faction got the “bow and arrow” image as a result of of the blessings of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
The majority has a weightage in democracy and the reality has prevailed, he mentioned on the Election Commission choice.
The Election Commission on Friday recognised the Shinde-led faction as the actual Shiv Sena and ordered allocation of the “bow and arrow” poll symbol to it, delivering a big blow to the rival camp led by former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, whose father Bal Thackeray founded the outfit in 1966.
Shinde was in Agra to attend the 393rd birth anniversary celebrations of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the 17th-century Maratha ruler, at the Diwan-e-Aam of the Agra Fort.
It was organised by Ajinkya Deogiri Pratisthan, a social and cultural organisation, in collaboration with the Cultural Department of Maharashtra.
He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for allowing the celebrations at the Agra Fort.
Talking to reporters, Shinde said, “It was a historic day for the followers of Shivaji Maharaj to celebrate his jayanti at the Agra Fort. At Diwan-e-Aam, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj used strong words against Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and managed to move back to Maharashtra.” Union ministers Raosaheb Patil Danve and S P Singh Baghel attended the celebrations.
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