Founded by Sharad Pawar, the NCP break up in July final 12 months after Ajit Pawar and the legislators supporting him joined the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra authorities. (PTI File)
The apex court docket additionally allowed the Sharad Pawar faction to use ’Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar’ as its title for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls and to use as its image ’man blowing turha’ (a standard trumpet also called tutari)
The NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Wednesday dared the Nationalist Congress Party led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar to hand over the clock image and contest the Lok Sabha elections on a brand new image.
The Sharad Pawar group additionally said that the Supreme Court’s order on Tuesday has dealt a ”physique blow” to the Ajit Pawar camp. Notably, the highest court docket has requested Ajit Pawar-led faction to subject a public discover in newspapers in English, Hindi and Marathi saying the ’clock’ image is sub-judice and its use is topic to adjudication.
The apex court docket additionally allowed the Sharad Pawar faction to use ’Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar’ as its title for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls and to use as its image ’man blowing turha’ (a standard trumpet also called tutari).
“This crucial decision made by the Supreme Court judges has delivered a body blow to Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction. The court has warned that adherence to the tenth schedule of the Constitution is an important aspect in deciding cases pertaining to defections,” NCP (SP) spokesperson Mahesh Tapase stated in an announcement.
This choice of the Supreme Court just isn’t solely a big setback for Ajit Pawar’s group however it additionally units boundaries for different factions who might harbour ambitions of illegitimate political defections with the assistance of the BJP, he added.
”If Ajitdada’s faction is left with even 1 per cent of self-respect; I problem them to relinquish the clock image and face our candidates on a brand new image,” Tapase stated.
