Key Points
On Tuesday, the Election Commission of India(ECI)gavethe symbol to the faction of the NCP led by Ajit Pawar, Baramati MLA and nephew of party founder Sharad Pawar, following a vertical split in the party..
Leaders from the Sharad Pawar faction said that while the clock was not the partys first choice for a symbol, there couldnt have been a symbol that describes the octogenarians personality better...
Leaders from the Ajit Pawar-led NCP argue that the clock being indicative of the correctness of a leaders political timing can be argued in case of nephew Pawar as well.. Same clock, new time ..
A functionary from the Ajit Pawar-led NCP who switched sides with the Baramati MLA from the Sharad Pawar-led party said that when the NCP was formed in 1999, leaders were popularising the clock symbol with a sentiment, Navin vel, navin survat(a new time, a new beginning)...
Mahesh Tapase, spokesperson of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, said that the clock signified the pride of every party worker associated with the party and had also become a symbol to oppose the dictatorial policies of the current government...
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