Shiv Sena poll symbol claim: Uddhav faction seeks four weeks to submit documents to EC

The Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena has sought four weeks to submit documents in support of its claim on the election symbol a party leader said on MondayLast month the Election Commission had asked the rival factions of the Shiv Sena led by Thackeray and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to submit documents by August 8 in support of their claims on the election symbol of Shiv Sena a bow and arrowWe have sought four weeks from the Election Commission as the plea to disqualify the rebel MLAs is heard by the Supreme Court So let the pleas be decided first and this can be decided later Anil Desai a Thackeray loyalist told PTIOn August 4 the Supreme Court asked the EC not to take any precipitate action for now on the Eknath Shinde factions plea that it be considered the real Shiv Sena and granted the partys poll symbol bow and arrowAlso Read Several Sena functionaries in Nanded join Shinde faction during CMs visitThe poll body had asked to submit documents including letters of support from the legislative and organisational wings of the Sena and the written statements of the rival factionsThe requirements were made in line with Paragraph 15 of the Election Symbols Reservation and Allotment Order 1968Earlier this week the Shinde faction had written to the EC seeking allocation of the partys bow and arrow election symbol to it citing the recognition granted to them in the Lok Sabha and the Maharashtra AssemblyThe Shiv Sena split last month when more than twothirds of the partys 55 MLAs led by Shinde withdrew their support from the Maharashtra government led by Uddhav ThackerayShinde was sworn in as the Chief Minister on June 30 with the support of the BJPLast month at least 12 of the 18 Shiv Sena members in the Lok Sabha had expressed no confidence in floor leader Vinayak Raut and declared Rahul Shewale as their floor leader Subsequently Lok Sabha Speaker recognised Shewale as the leaderThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever