NEW DELHI: The Election Commission's hearing at the AIADMK symbol feud on Monday remained inconclusive with the rival factions accusing each and every different of makes an attempt to prolong a choice within the matter.
The ballot panel has now set November 1 as the next date of hearing the 2 facets.
The former lawyer normal and counsel for EK Palaniswami-O Panneerselvam camp, Mukul Rohatgi, instructed journalists that rival Sasikala Natrajan's nephew TTV Dhinakaran's counsel deliberately attempted to drag the complaints.
"They are going on filing new applications. It is a desperate attempt to delay the case, so that the judgement is delayed. Their arguments show that they are not in favour of the party but in favour of freezing the symbol. We want the hearing to be closed as soon as possible so that the symbol is defrozen and aim the party to flourish," he claimed.
Dhinakaran's counsel and senior advocates Vijay Hansaria alleged the EPS-OPS faction needs to keep away from go exam of affidavits.
"... that is why Dhinakaran's camp is accused of unnecessarily delaying the process. If there is cross examination, they will be caught and prosecuted, that is why they are avoiding cross examination," he alleged.
Another Dhinakaran counsel Raja Senthoor Pandian said ten individuals of the party who seemed before the EC as of late alleged that they were threatened to signal the affidavits.
"They have also named two ministers who have threatened. Even when such allegations were made, the EPS and OPS side did not try to counter it," he said.
When asked about the November 10 cut-off date set by the Supreme Court for the EC to settle the case, Pandian said the apex courtroom had used the phrases "may" and "preferably" to direct the EC to finish the dispute.
"It has not forced the EC to issue a judgment. So there is no mandate for the EC to finish the issue before November 10," he said.
In an intervening time order in March this yr, the fee had barred the then competitors — Palaniswami and Panneerselvam — from the use of the party's name or its 'two leaves' symbol within the RK Nagar assembly bypoll necessitated because of the loss of life of sitting lawmaker J Jayalalithaa.
The bypoll, for which the AIADMK had fielded Dhinakaran, was once later cancelled because of alleged bribing of electorate and is yet to happen.
Prior to the merger, the 2 factions had staked claim over the logo. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami was once then a Sasikala loyalist.
The ballot panel had, however, frozen the logo, pending a choice on their pleas.
The ballot panel has now set November 1 as the next date of hearing the 2 facets.
The former lawyer normal and counsel for EK Palaniswami-O Panneerselvam camp, Mukul Rohatgi, instructed journalists that rival Sasikala Natrajan's nephew TTV Dhinakaran's counsel deliberately attempted to drag the complaints.
"They are going on filing new applications. It is a desperate attempt to delay the case, so that the judgement is delayed. Their arguments show that they are not in favour of the party but in favour of freezing the symbol. We want the hearing to be closed as soon as possible so that the symbol is defrozen and aim the party to flourish," he claimed.
Dhinakaran's counsel and senior advocates Vijay Hansaria alleged the EPS-OPS faction needs to keep away from go exam of affidavits.
"... that is why Dhinakaran's camp is accused of unnecessarily delaying the process. If there is cross examination, they will be caught and prosecuted, that is why they are avoiding cross examination," he alleged.
Another Dhinakaran counsel Raja Senthoor Pandian said ten individuals of the party who seemed before the EC as of late alleged that they were threatened to signal the affidavits.
"They have also named two ministers who have threatened. Even when such allegations were made, the EPS and OPS side did not try to counter it," he said.
When asked about the November 10 cut-off date set by the Supreme Court for the EC to settle the case, Pandian said the apex courtroom had used the phrases "may" and "preferably" to direct the EC to finish the dispute.
"It has not forced the EC to issue a judgment. So there is no mandate for the EC to finish the issue before November 10," he said.
In an intervening time order in March this yr, the fee had barred the then competitors — Palaniswami and Panneerselvam — from the use of the party's name or its 'two leaves' symbol within the RK Nagar assembly bypoll necessitated because of the loss of life of sitting lawmaker J Jayalalithaa.
The bypoll, for which the AIADMK had fielded Dhinakaran, was once later cancelled because of alleged bribing of electorate and is yet to happen.
Prior to the merger, the 2 factions had staked claim over the logo. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami was once then a Sasikala loyalist.
The ballot panel had, however, frozen the logo, pending a choice on their pleas.
EC hearing on AIADMK symbol feud inconclusive
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