Won\'t get involved in row over allocation of Shiv Sena name and symbol: Sharad Pawar

Pune: Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said he has clarified his stand on the Election Commission's decision to recognise Eknath Shinde-led faction as the real 'Shiv Sena' and allocation of the 'bow and arrow' poll symbol to it, and will not get involved in the controversy over it. In its decision on Friday, the EC allowed the Uddhav Thackeray faction to retain the name Shiv Sena and the ‘flaming torch' poll symbol, given to it in an interim order in October last year, till the conclusion of upcoming Assembly bypolls in the state. Pawar on Friday said said the loss of `bow and arrow' will not make any difference to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction as people will accept its new poll symbol. Asked about Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Pune, Pawar said the Bharatiya Janata Party leader was here for the Sahkar Maha Conclave.