Shiv Sena headed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday denied any involvement in the Supreme Court plea filed by a Mumbai-based attorney requesting the transfer of all real estate owned by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) to the Shinde party.
Shiv Sena State convenor and spokesman Naresh Mhaske said that “the petition filed by one Dr Ashish Giri has not been submitted on behalf of the party and the lawyer has no affiliation to the Shiv Sena.”
A petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court asking for a ruling prohibiting the Uddhav Thackeray group from alienating any movable or immovable property belonging to the Shiv Sena party and requesting that it be given to the incoming party leader instead. Ashish Giri, a lawyer from Mumbai, asked the court to issue a directive prohibiting the Thackeray faction from moving party money.
According to the directive of the ECI, “all the movable and immovable assets of Shiv Sena, together with the frontal organisations and aligned organisations, be handed to the new party president.” The attorney said that if a political party is split up into two or more factions, no one group would personally benefit or have any rights since all of the party’s employees and leaders contributed to its cash and assets.” The Election Commission of India grants the original party name and emblem to any organisation; the cash, assets, and tangible personal property should remain with the original party.
Any political party leader is not permitted to retain the party’s assets, both tangible and intangible, or to transfer them to another person’s name or account “added the petition. Leaders from Uddhav Thackeray’s camp fear that the former will now stake its claim to Shiv Sena Bhavan, local party offices, also known as shakhas, and the party funds as a result of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to award the party name “Shiv Sena” and the symbol “Bow and Arrow” to the Eknath Shinde-led faction, the petition stated.
In connection with the political situation in Maharashtra, the competing groups Uddhav Thackeray and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde have each filed a number of petitions before the Supreme Court.
