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Delhi High Court: The dates of assembly elections in Bihar have been announced and all the political parties have geared up for it. In this series, a party reached Delhi High Court and filed a petition demanding an election symbol.
Delhi High Court : The Delhi High Court, while hearing the petition of All India Jana Sangh on Monday, has directed the Election Commission to allot election symbols before the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the political party to apply to the Election Commission for the election symbol. During the hearing, the judge said that it is directed that the petitioner be immediately allotted a common election symbol to contest the Bihar Assembly elections. The petitioner told the court that the party was established in 1951, while its name was changed in 1979.
Sitar symbol was found in Andhra Pradesh
At the same time, it has been said in the petition that the party has been contesting elections throughout its existence and from time to time the Election Commission has also been applying for a symbol to contest the elections. The petitioner said that he had participated in the Assembly elections 2024 in Andhra Pradesh and during this time sitar was allotted as his election symbol. It has been said in the petition that it gives the petitioner the right to contest elections subject to constitutional guarantees and statutory safeguards and if the election symbol is not provided, he will be deprived of contesting the elections. He further said that he has full right to contest elections and Bihar Assembly elections have been announced.
Constitutional rights will be violated
The party said that if the election symbol is not provided before the Bihar Assembly elections, it will be a violation of its constitutional rights. The party claimed that it has been contesting elections continuously and contests elections with different symbols in different states. Along with this, in whichever state she has to contest elections, she applies to the Election Commission and after getting the symbol, she starts contesting the elections. Apart from this, she has been contesting elections since 1951 and her name was changed in 1979. Apart from this, the party also says that it was a part of Bharatiya Jan Sangh and then separated due to differences.
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