BJP flag in Gujarat village
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The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Monday requested the Supreme Court to implead Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a writ petition filed by it, in search of the cancellation of symbols and names allotted to the political parties with religious connotations.
Appearing earlier than a Bench led by Justice M.R. Shah, the IUML, represented by senior advocate Dushyant Dave and advocate Haris Beeran, mentioned the “flower lotus is a religious symbol and very much related to Hinduism and Buddhism. Therefore, the BJP being a political party carrying a religious symbol ought to be impleaded in the writ petition”.
The petition, filed by former Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board Chairman Syed Waseem Rizvi (now transformed as Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi), has sought a path to the Election Commission to “cancel the symbol and name allotted to political parties using religion in their name or carrying religious connotations in their symbol”.
However, the petitioner, in accordance to IUML, added solely it and one other occasion, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen, as respondents.
Mr. Dave argued that no less than 26 nationwide and regional political parties and urged the courtroom to make them respondents. These parties from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Shiv Sena, Akhil Bharatiya Muslim League (Secular), Akhil Bharathiya Ram Rajyya Parishad, All India Christian Democratic and Backward People’s Party, Christian Democratic Front, Christian Mannetra Kazhakam to Hindu Munnani, Hindu Samhathi, Hindu Makkal Katchi, Hindu Mahasabha, Hindu Sena, Indian Christian Front League, Shivaji Congress Party, Shivrajya Party, and so on..
“According to Hinduism, the lotus is very much related to Hindu Gods/Goddess and the same has been mentioned in the Holy Bhagavad Gita,” the IUML software mentioned.
Mr. Dave contended that the petition ought to both be dismissed for non-joinder of essential political parties that are having religious names, symbols and connotations, or, in the choice, the courtroom ought to direct the petitioner to “implead all the national, State and registered unrecognised political parties using religious names, symbols and connotations”.
Senior advocate Okay.Okay. Venugopal, showing for AIMIM, mentioned no elementary rights of the petitioner has been infringed. He mentioned the petition was not maintainable.
“He impleaded only two parties with Muslim names,” Mr. Venugopal mentioned. He mentioned an identical petition is pending earlier than the Delhi High Court. The Bench adjourned the case.
