The Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress party unveiled its new symbol at Raigad Fort on Saturday. The new symbol of ‘man blowing turha’ was allotted to the party after the Election Commission of India recently decided to give the party’s name and its original ‘clock’ symbol to Ajit Pawar-led faction.
The senior leader reached Raigad Fort in a doli for the launch of the new symbol. Pawar is reportedly visiting the Fort after almost 40 years. Party leaders Jayant Patil, Jitendra Awad, Amol Kolhe and Supriya Sule were present.
The Election Commission of India on Thursday allotted "man blowing turha (a traditional trumpet)" as the symbol of the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar. , the outfit's spokesperson Clyde Crasto said the party’s candidates will be contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on this symbol.
Reacting to the developments, NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar faction leader Rohit Pawar said, "In 1999, when NCP was formed, there was no social media. But people recognise Sharad Pawar and in the elections, gave good numbers to the party. But now we have social media as well as party workers, and in the last six months, people have become very emotional about Sharad Pawar. People will support with full heart and we will have no issues in the upcoming elections.”
Also called 'tutari' in Marathi, the trumpet is sounded to mark the entry of important persons, ranging from kings earlier to political leaders now. Announcing its new symbol on X, the party tweeted, "The Tutari in the form of great valour of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj had once deafened the emperor of Delhi. It is a great honour for our party to get Tutari (Man Blowing Turha) as our symbol for upcoming elections. Our Tutari is now ready to shake Delhi's throne under the leadership of Sharadchandra Pawar.”
The Sharad Pawar-founded NCP split in July last year after Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs joined the Eknath Shinde government.
-with PTI inputs.
