The symbol for Sharad Pawar’s group has finally been decided upon, with the Election Commission’s symbol finally appearing!
Initially, the Election Commission had given the name to Sharad Pawar’s group. However, the symbol had not been given.
As per the Supreme Court’s orders, the Election Commission has now also given them a symbol….
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) had given the Sharad Pawar faction the symbol at last.
The Election Commission has designated the “TUTARI” as the symbol for Sharad Pawar’s group. This information was shared on the party’s official social media accounts. The NCP had proposed giving the symbol of a “bat” and a “clock” to the Ajit Pawar faction.
After that, which name or symbol would Sharad Pawar’s group receive? This curiosity had spread in the political sphere.
For this, three options for names were submitted to the Election Commission by Sharad Pawar’s group. Among them, the Nationalist Congress Party’s name came up. However, this name was to be decided on February 28 during the Rajya Sabha elections. Therefore, the symbol was not given to the party for this election. As a result, Sharad Pawar’s group had approached the Supreme Court.
According to the recent hearing in the Supreme Court, Sharad Pawar’s group was directed to file an application with the Election Commission for the symbol. Accordingly, after the application was filed, the Election Commission was ordered to make a decision regarding the symbol within a week.
Accordingly, Sharad Pawar’s group had proposed three options. However, none of the options given by them were approved by the Election Commission. Instead, the Election Commission decided to give the “Tutari” symbol. Until further orders from the Supreme Court, the “whistle” symbol will remain with Sharad Pawar’s group.
“एक तुतारी द्या मज आणुनि
फुंकिन मी जी स्वप्राणाने
भेदुनि टाकिन सगळी गगने
दीर्घ जिच्या त्या किंकाळीने
अशी तुतारी द्या मजलागुनी!”
“महाराष्ट्राच्या इतिहासात छत्रपती शिवरायांच्या शौर्यानं ज्या तुतारीने दिल्लीच्या तख्ताच्याही कानठळ्या बसवल्या होत्या, तीच ‘तुतारी’ आज निवडणूक चिन्ह म्हणून निश्चित होणं ही ‘राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस पक्ष- शरदचंद्र पवार’साठी गौरवास्पद बाब आहे. महाराष्ट्राचं आराध्यदैवत छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज, फुले, शाहू, आंबेडकरांच्या पुरोगामी विचारांनी, आदरणीय खा. शरदचंद्र पवार साहेबांच्या साथीने दिल्लीच्या तख्ताला हादरवून सोडण्यासाठी हीच ‘तुतारी’ पुन्हा एकदा रणशिंग फुंकण्याकरिता सज्ज आहे!”