The petition will be heard tomorrow by a bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been submitted to the Delhi High Court seeking to restrain opposition parties from using the acronym “INDIA” (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) for their coalition.
The petition is scheduled to be heard by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula on Friday.
The petitioner, activist Girish Bharadwaj, filed the petition through his lawyer, Vaibhav Singh.
Twenty-six opposition parties came together in Bengaluru and named their coalition as “INDIA”. They announced their joint participation in the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, opposing the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Bharadwaj’s argument includes quotes from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. He contends that these leaders have presented the name of their alliance as “the name of Our Nation” and have tried to portray that the NDA/BJP and Prime Minister Mr. Modi are in conflict with our nation.
Furthermore, the petition asserts that Rahul Gandhi’s statement has led the public to believe that the upcoming elections will be contested between the alliance (NDA) and the nation (INDIA).
The Court has been informed that the petitioner had already approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) with an appeal, but the ECI did not take any action, prompting the petitioner to approach the Court.
