‘Property deal’; Shiv Sena, its poll symbol ‘purchased’ from an outlet: Saamana

The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Monday described the Election Commissions decision to allot the Shiv Sena and the bow and arrow symbol to the camp led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde camp as a property dealIt is no longer a secret that the name Shiv Sena and its poll symbol have been purchased like shopping of peanuts from an outlet said an editorial in Saamana the mouthpiece of the Sena UBTIn a big blow to Uddhav Thackeray the Election Commission on Friday allotted the name Shiv Sena and its poll symbol bow and arrow to the group led by CM ShindeThe EC allowed the Thackeray faction to retain the name Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and the flaming torch poll symbol given to it in an interim order in October last year till the conclusion of the upcoming Assembly bypolls in the stateThe Election Commission treated the whole issue like a property deal and handed over Shiv Sena nurtured by Thackeray to those who are licking the boots of Delhi the Marathi publication claimedAlso readYou can steal our party name but cant steal Thackeray name Uddhav Thackeray to Eknath ShindeIt is also not hidden any longer that the bow and arrow symbol of Shiv Sena was given because of the favour from Union Home Minister Amit Shah This person is number of enemy of Maharashtra and Marathi people Those who are aligning with Shah should be seen as enemies of Maharashtra it claimedThe editorial also reiterated Sena UBT leader Sanjay Rauts claim that Rs 2000 crore has been spent so far for the present Shindeled government formation and obtaining a favourable decision from the ECTargeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi it said The PM should announce from the Red Fort that he has dismantled the independence in its 75th year and an autocratic regime has started in the country The judiciary Parliament news media and EC like autonomous institutions will henceforth function as our slaveFurther targeting the BJPled Centre the editorial said Those who would raise their voice for freedom will be treated as antinationals and hanged till death The attack on Maharashtra is an attack on countrys democracy Nowhere else in history power was grossly misused like todayThe EC should have waited till the completion of the ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court over the validity of the Shinde camp it saidThere is a possibility that some major industrialist like Adani Ambani or Nirav Modi will purchase all the MLAs and MPs and claim ownership of a party The Rs 2000 crore deal was used to buy the new government and now the Shiv Sena name and its symbol have been traded What sort of democracy is this it askedThe editorial also asked whether the affidavits filed by Shiv Sena supporters before the EC of support to the Thackeray faction carry any weightage or notThe MLAs who won got votes in the name of Thackeray have little chance to win the election again on their own it claimedThis 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