40-headed Ravana seized 'bow and arrow' of Lord Ram: Uddhav Thackeray

A day after the Election Commission froze the Bow and Arrow symbol of Shiv Sena barring both the rival factions in the party from using it in the upcoming Andheri East Assembly bypolls the party president and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray lambasted the rival Shinde camp saying the 40headed Ravana froze the bow of Lord Sri RamIn Facebook live Thackeray said I did not expect this decision from the Election Commission I believe in the judiciary We will get justice The 40headed Ravana froze the bow of Lord Sri Ram I am sad but angry because you stabbed your mother in the chest Do not use Balasahebs name if you have gutsWho is Uddhav Thackeray People know me because my name is Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray said the Shiv Sena chiefHe said Shiv Sena was formed in the interests of Maharashtra for the welfare of the Marathi peopleAlso read Uddhavled Sena gives 3 choices for poll symbol trident rising sun or burning torchSharing the story of the formation of Shiv Sena Thackeray said We had a one bhk flat in Shivaji Park My grandfather asked Balasaheb will he form an organization as so many people were coming with their problems Balasaheb said that the idea is there Balasaheb was told by Prabodhankar to name the organisation Shiv Sena This is how Shiv Sena startedThackeray said BJP is using the Shinde group in its own interest and will throw them away when its interest is fulfilledMore than these people Shinde group the power behind them must have been happier What did you get by breaking the unity of Shiv Sena What is your relation with the name Shiv Sena The Shinde faction also does not understand how BJP is using them When your use is over you will also be thrown away like an empty bottle of liquor he saidHe said the Election Commission froze the election symbol of Shiv Sena on SaturdayAfter the Election Commission ordered yesterday we gave three symbols Trishul Rising Sun and Mashaal We have also given three names Shiv Sena Balasaheb Thackeray Shivsena Balasaheb Prabodhankar Thackeray Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray he addedThe Uddhav Thackeray camp of Shiv Sena submitted a list of three names and symbols for the upcoming Andheri East Assembly constituency bypolls to the Election CommissionAmid a row over Shiv Senas Bow and Arrow symbol claim the Election Commission EC on Saturday froze the symbol barring both the rival camps in the party from using it in the upcoming Assembly bypoll slated for November 3Following this the Thackeray faction on Sunday submitted the options of Trishul Rising Sun and Torch as symbols for the party to the Election Commission Further the Thackeray camp suggested three names Shiv Sena Balasaheb Thackeray Shiv Sena Prabodhankar Thackeray and Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray for the upcoming byeelectionsOur partys name is Shiv Sena if ECI gives any of the names related to Shiv Sena including Shiv Sena Balasaheb Thackeray Shiv Sena Prabodhankar Thackeray or Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray that would be acceptable to us Shiv Sena Uddhav faction MP Arvind Sawant told media personsShiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday called Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shindeledfaction Shiv Sena as traitors after the Election Commission EC froze the symbol barring both the rival camps in the party from using it in the upcoming Assembly bypoll slated for November 3Boxed traitors today have done a despicable and shameless act of freezing the Shiv Senas name and symbol The people of Maharashtra will not tolerate this Will fight and win We are on the side of truth Satyamev Jayate Aaditya Thackeray tweeted in MarathiNotably EC passed the interim order saying in Andheri East bye polls neither of the two groups shall be permitted to use the symbol Bow and Arrow reserved for Shiv SenaThe Commissions ruling came amid the ongoing symbol war between the Uddhav Thackeray camp and rival Eknath Shinde campIn its order the Commission said In order to place both the rival groups on even keel and to protect their rights and interests and going by the past precedence the Commission hereby makes the following Interim Order to cover the purpose of the current Byeelections and to continue till the final determination of the dispute in the matter in terms of Para 15 of the Symbols Order Neither of the two groups led by Eknathrao Sambhaji Shinde Petitioner and other led by Uddhav Thackeray Respondent be permitted to use the name of the party Shiv Sena simplicitorThis 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