Mahesh Tapase | If you have any self respect , abandon the Election Symbol Clock
Mahesh Tapase – The Nationalist Congress Party, led by Ajit Pawar, has been left red faced after the directions of the honourable Supreme Court yesterday, said Mahesh Tapase the chief Spokesperson for NCP Sharad Pawar.
In a media address Tapase stated that the ECI recognised the duplicate NCP led by Ajit Pawar as the Nationalist Congress Party and its official symbol clock was granted to Ajit Pawar in February.
We have petitioned against it in the Supreme Court and the final outcome is awaited.
As an interim measure we have been allotted a new symbol “Man blowing Turrah” for the Loksabha & Vidhan Sabha elections. This new symbol cannot be given to any other individual candidate or party and will be reserved for NCP (SP) candidates only claimed Tapase.
Furthermore, the Spokesperson for Sharad Pawar’s party expressed that Ajit Dada Pawar colluded with the BJP and staked claim to the NCP not realising that the party cadre backs Sharad Pawar Saheb.
During yesterday’s hearing, a crucial decision was made by the hon’ble Judges, delivering a blow to Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction.
The Court has ordered that the Ajit Pawar faction should make a public declaration that the use of the ‘clock’ symbol for the ensuing Lok Sabha and the Maharashtra Assembly Elections is sub-judice and subject to the outcome of the challenge made by the Sharad Pawar group to the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) recognizing Ajit Pawar faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said Tapase.
The Supreme Court has warned that adherence to the tenth schedule of the Constitution is an important aspect in deciding case pertaining to defections.
Tapase further added that this decision of the Supreme Court is not only a significant setback for Ajit Pawar’s group but also sets boundaries for other factions who may harbour ambitions of illegitimate political defections with the help of the BJP.
In 1999, the Nationalist Congress Party was founded by Pawar Saheb who still stands as the tallest leader of our party and admired by other political parties. If Ajit Dada’s faction is left with atleast 1% self-respect then I challenge them to relinquish the Clock symbol and face our candidates on a new symbol remarked Tapase.
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