New Delhi: As the polling date for the Maharashtra Assembly elections draws nearer, the Supreme Court today held a hearing on the party symbol dispute in the state’s largest political party, the NCP. During the hearing, the Supreme Court directed the Ajit Pawar group not to use pictures and videos of Sharad Pawar in election campaign. A bench of Justice Suryakant and Justice Ujjal Bhuiyan told Ajit Pawar’s lawyer that you should not use Sharad Pawar’s video and create a separate political identity. Now the Supreme Court will hear the matter again next Tuesday.
Why Sharad Pawar’s name is often mentioned?
During today’s hearing, Justice Suryakant asked the Ajit Pawar group why Sharad Pawar’s name is repeatedly mentioned despite the fact that the video is old. On this, Ajit Pawar’s lawyer said that this is an old Facebook page. How can I check this? On this, the Supreme Court said that you should ensure compliance with both old and new videos. Now you are trying to establish yourself as a separate party because you have an ideological difference with Sharad Pawar.
Don’t use Sharad Pawar’s videos
The Supreme Court said that we will try to convince both parties that you pay attention to your election. People of this country are very wise and know how to vote. People of the country can recognize who is Sharad Pawar and who is Ajit Pawar. You should follow and respect the order of the court honestly. We don’t know if videos have an effect, and if so how much? The court asked Ajit Pawar’s lawyer to create his own political identity and not use Sharad Pawar’s video.
We obeyed the court order: Ajit Group
In fact, the apex court was hearing a plea by the Sharad Pawar faction seeking to restrain his nephew (Ajit Pawar) from using the clock symbol to represent his party in this election. After the complaint of the Sharad Pawar group, the Supreme Court asked the lawyer of the Ajit Pawar group whether they are following the directions of the Supreme Court or not. Ajit Pawar group lawyer said that we have complied with the court order. Advertisements with disclaimers are also published in newspapers. Ajit Pawar’s lawyer told the court that Sharad Pawar’s group’s claim that the order is not being followed is an attempt to mislead voters.
This is an attempt to show that the family is one and should seek votes on one name: Singhvi
Sharad Pawar’s lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi alleged that Ajith’s group wanted to delay the matter till November 20 (the polling date). On this, Justice Suryakant asked, do you think the voters of Maharashtra are not aware of the division into parties? Sharad Pawar group’s lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that looking at the matter differently, his thinking is that the Pawar family is one and should seek votes in one name. You can’t do that. The Supreme Court asked how many seats you are contesting face-to-face? On that Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that both the parties are facing each other on 36 seats and on this answer of Abhishek Manu Singhvi the Supreme Court asked how the voters will be confused when they are facing each other? ? Sharad Pawar, the group’s lawyer, said that the disclaimer given was implicitly treating both as one and the same.
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