Sharad Pawar made a significant allegation against Ajit Pawar regarding the party symbol following their defeat in Maharashtra. The controversy arises amidst the BJP-led Mahayuti’s landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. The Ajit Pawar faction secured 41 seats, adding to the ongoing political tensions. This dispute forms the backdrop of an upcoming Supreme Court hearing on the matter.
New Delhi: Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing regarding the factional dispute within the NCP over the ‘clock’ symbol, the Sharad Pawar faction has accused Ajit Pawar, leader of the breakaway group, of attempting to “create confusion” among voters and “unduly benefit from the goodwill” associated with the symbol.
In its affidavit, Sharad Pawar’s camp has requested the court’s permission to present six documents to support this claim.
The Supreme Court set to hear the case today, following the BJP-led Mahayuti’s significant victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Recovering from a setback in the Lok Sabha elections, Ajit Pawar’s faction won 41 Assembly seats, while Sharad Pawar’s camp secured only 10. In the general elections held in June, the veteran politician’s faction had overwhelmingly defeated Ajit Pawar’s group, winning 8 out of 9 seats.
The NCP, established by Sharad Pawar, PA Sangma, and Tariq Anwar in 1999, experienced a split last year due to a rebellion led by Ajit Pawar. He subsequently aligned himself with the Eknath Shinde-led BJP-Shiv Sena government, along with the MLAs who supported him.
Following this split, the Election Commission designated Ajit Pawar’s faction as the ‘real’ NCP, granting it the party name and the ‘clock’ symbol. The Sharad Pawar faction challenged this decision in the Supreme Court, which ruled that they could use the name ‘Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar’ and a trumpet symbol for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
The court allowed Ajit Pawar’s faction to continue using the ‘NCP’ name and the ‘clock’ symbol for the elections.
This decision was contested by Sharad Pawar’s camp, which accused Ajit Pawar’s faction of breaching court orders by using the NCP name and symbol without indicating that the case was still pending.
The court subsequently reprimanded Ajit Pawar’s faction and instructed them to issue disclaimers regarding this matter.
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