HC sends back to EC plea to cancel BSP symbol
July 08, 2016 17:46
The Delhi High Court today remanded back to the Election Commission a plea seeking cancellation of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) symbol 'Elephant', for alleged misuse of public funds by the erstwhile Mayawati government in installing statues of the pachyderm across the state.
"I am remanding the matter back to the Election Commission of India," Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said. The order came on the plea of an NGO which had claimed that putting up elepehant statues in public places "disturbs the level-playing field" in an electoral contest as it stands on the same footing like the display of a photograph inside an office.
The EC had earlier rejected NGO Common Cause's plea for cancellation of BSP's symbol, saying the then Mayawati government in UP had not, despite repeated requests, furnished the desired information about the exact number and location of the elephant statues. The NGO had moved high court against the EC's decision.
"I am remanding the matter back to the Election Commission of India," Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said. The order came on the plea of an NGO which had claimed that putting up elepehant statues in public places "disturbs the level-playing field" in an electoral contest as it stands on the same footing like the display of a photograph inside an office.
The EC had earlier rejected NGO Common Cause's plea for cancellation of BSP's symbol, saying the then Mayawati government in UP had not, despite repeated requests, furnished the desired information about the exact number and location of the elephant statues. The NGO had moved high court against the EC's decision.
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