Plot to end Shiv Sena, no one can steal my surname: Uddhav Thackeray

NEW DELHI: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday accused Eknath Shinde and the BJP of snatching his party's name 'Shiv Sena' and its symbol as a part of a conspiracy to end the party.

"Everything has been stolen from me. The name and symbol of our party have been stolen but the name 'Thackeray' cannot be stolen. We have moved the Supreme Court against the decision given by the Election Commission, the hearing will start from tomorrow," Uddhav said.
Uddhav also launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India and accused it of favouring chief minister Eknath Shinde.

"Election Commission should be dissolved; election commissioners should be elected by people," Uddhav said.
Election Commission of India (ECI) had on Friday allotted the party name "Shiv Sena" and the symbol "Bow and Arrow" to the faction led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde.
The Election Commission had in its order observed that the current constitution of the Shiv Sena party is undemocratic and has been "mutilated to undemocratically appoint people from a coterie as office bearers without any election at all". It said such party structures fail to inspire confidence.

Soon after the EC order, the Uddhav Thackeray faction accused the Election Commission of haste and said the decision shows "it works as BJP agent".
Uddhav had also called the poll panel's decision as a "murder of democracy."
The Uddhav Thackeray faction has urged the top court to stay the EC decision to grant the name Shiv Sena and the bow and arrow symbol to the Eknath Shinde faction.