Election Commission to hear Shiv Sena's warring factions on January 5
The Hindu
In an interim order in October, the Election Commission had barred both Thackeray faction and the Shinde faction from using the party name or its 'bow and arrow' symbol
The Election Commission on Monday fixed January 5 as the next date for hearing the arguments of the Shiv Sena's warring factions led by Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
The decision was taken after lawyers from both factions during a hearing on Monday sought more time to examine documents submitted by the rival groups to claim the party name and symbol.
Senior counsels Kapil Sibal and Mahesh Jethmalani appeared before the full Election Commission on behalf of the Thackeray faction and the Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena respectively.
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The Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena has been claiming that it does not recognise the other group.
"We do not recognise any group. Shiv Sena is where Thackeray is," Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut, who belongs to the Thackeray faction, told reporters in New Delhi.
Last month, the commission had asked the Shiv Sena factions to submit fresh documents to back their claim to the party's name and its symbol by November 23.
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