Supreme Court asks Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction to not use Sharad Pawar’s name, image on posters

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party to give an undertaking that it will not use party founder Sharad Pawar’s name and images on posters, Live Law reported.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan also suggested that the faction use a symbol other than the “clock” for the elections to prevent confusion.

The bench was hearing a petition filed by Sharad Pawar challenging an Election Commission order on February 6 that had recognised the Ajit Pawar faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party and allocated it the “clock” symbol.