Shiv Sena name row: Anarchy will start in country after 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, says Uddhav

The Uddhav Thackeray faction on Monday approached the Supreme Court docket hard the choice of the Election Fee recognising the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the serious Shiv Sena and purchasing allocation of the “bow and arrow” poll image to it. 

“If this (the recent scenario in Maharashtra) is not stopped, the 2024 Lok Sabha elections may well transform out to be the previous elections in the country as just after that anarchy will commence below,” mentioned Uddhav Thackeray later on Monday.

“Every thing has been stolen from me. The title and image of our social gathering have been stolen but the title ‘Thackeray’ are not able to be stolen. We have moved the Supreme Court from the selection provided by the Election Fee, the listening to will get started from tomorrow,” the previous Maharashtra CM explained. 

He stated he experienced requested the Election Fee to not give any conclusion right up until Supreme Courtroom presents its verdict on the issue of suspended MLAs.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi described the subject before a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud for an early listing of the Thackeray-led Sena faction’s petition. The CJI, on the other hand, refused to go any buy. “The rule applies equally to all, no matter whether left, appropriate or centre. Occur tomorrow through correct procedure,” the bench stated.

The Election Commission on Friday had recognised the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the genuine Shiv Sena and ordered the allocation of the “bow and arrow” poll image to it. In a 78-webpage purchase on the protracted struggle for control of the organisation, the Commission authorized the Uddhav Thackeray faction to maintain the “flaming torch” poll image allotted to it till the completion of the assembly by-polls in the point out. 

The Commission claimed MLAs backing Shinde acquired nearly 76 for every cent of votes polled in favour of the 55 profitable Shiv Sena candidates in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls. The Uddhav Thackeray faction’s MLAs received 23.5 for every cent of votes polled in favour of the winning Shiv Sena candidates, the a few-member Fee mentioned.