Swaraj India moves HC against denial of symbol by poll panel

March 14, 2017 19:00

Yogendra Yadav-led Swaraj India today moved the Delhi High Court against the state election commission's denial of its plea for a common symbol for the upcoming MCD polls in Delhi.

Appearing for the party, senior advocate Arvind Nigam mentioned the matter before a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and V K Rao for an urgent hearing.

The bench allowed the matter to be listed for hearing tomorrow before the appropriate court.

The state election commission today announced that the municipal polls would be held on April 22 in the national capital.

Swaraj India was floated by Yadav and Prasant Bhushan, who were expelled from Aam Aadmi Party after they questioned Arvind Kejriwal's leadership.

Nigam said the poll panel denied their request for a symbol on March 7 despite a provision in the rules to provide a symbol to a registered but unrecognised political party like Swaraj India which is set to make its election debut in the upcoming MCD polls.

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