Court dismisses PIL to cover Nehru family statues in UP

February 01, 2012 15:02

The Allahabad high court today struck down a PIL seeking directions for covering the statues of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi in various parts of Uttar Pradesh as they may help the Congress "derive" political mileage during the assembly polls.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice S R Alam and Justice Ran Vijai Singh struck down the public interest litigation filed by Allahabad-based organisation Adivasi Samajotthan Evam Kalyan Samiti through its president R K Maurya.

The PIL was filed on January 21, barely a fortnight after the Election Commission had ordered the covering of statues of the elephant -- which is the poll symbol of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party in the state -- and those of party supremo and Chief Minister Mayawati.

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