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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP to issue a public declaration that the use of "clock" symbol by it for campaigning in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections is "sub-judice and subject to the outcome" of the challenge by the Sharad Pawar faction to the decision of Election Commission of India..
The Supreme Court bench also ordered that a "man blowing Turah (trumpet)" symbol shall not be allotted to any other political party, independent candidate and the same shall not be used in any manner by the Ajit faction..
The Supreme Court bench also made it clear that the undertaking given by the NCP (Ajit faction) to not use the name and pictures of Sharad Pawar in election posters will apply not just to the state of Maharashtra but also to other states...
Speaking for the bench, justice KV Viswanathan asked the counsel for Ajit faction: "In that scenario, when the Election Commission is recognising a faction only on the basis of legislative strength and not organisational strength, is it not recognising a split, which is no longer approved under the 10th schedule?.
Observing that Ajit faction has an "independent identity", a bench comprising justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan had (at the last hearing) verbally remarked that the faction should refrain from using Sharad's pictures and identity in elections..
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