Sharad Pawar, Supreme Court and Ajit Pawar.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Ajit Pawar’s faction to publish disclaimers in leading newspapers, including Marathi, amid the ongoing controversy in Maharashtra over the NCP’s election symbol ‘clock’, The issue of clear clock election symbols is currently pending. court. The court said the disclaimer should be published within the next 36 hours so that the public can easily and quickly understand it. After hearing arguments from both sides, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the case again on November 13.
During the hearing, Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan said the court will ensure that this directive is followed and people are fully aware about the ‘clock’ election symbol controversy. The judges suggested that both parties should keep voters at the center and not waste energy on arguments in court. “Both of you should go to the voters and seek their support,” the bench said.
What does the lawyer for Ajit Pawar Group say?
Ajit Pawar’s lawyer, senior advocate Balbir Singh, assured the court that the disclaimer would be published in leading newspapers in Marathi within the next 36 hours so that the message could reach voters widely. He claimed that the Sharad Pawar faction was trying to obstruct the electoral process even though the candidates had submitted their nominations and the process of withdrawing them was over.
Sharad Pawar’s identity a symbol of ‘clock’ election – Singhvi
Meanwhile, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, counsel for Sharad Pawar’s faction, argued that the ‘clock’ election symbol has been associated with the NCP for the past three decades, It has become part of Sharad Pawar’s identity. He asked the court to direct the Ajit Pawar faction to get a new election symbol so that voters are not confused. Singhvi believes that the Ajit Pawar faction misused the election symbol in favor of Sharad Pawar.
