PR seeks direction for keeping aside rail engine symbol for its candidates
Andhra Pradesh High Court adjourns common symbol case to March 16
HYDERABAD: A Division Bench of the A. P. High Court comprising Justice B. Prakash Rao and Justice Bhavani Prasad on Thursday directed the Election Commission to file counter affidavit to the contentions raised by the Praja Rajyam in a writ petition seeking allotment of a common symbol to it in the ensuing general elections.
The Bench was dealing with the writ petition filed by Allu Aravind, general secretary, on behalf of Praja Rajyam. Assailing the orders of the Election Commission rejecting its request for a common symbol, he specifically challenged the Constitutional validity of the symbols order which provides for allotment of a symbol to a registered party only after it contests one general election and gets minimum prescribed percentage of votes.
The petitioner found fault with the attitude of Election Commission saying that it was trying to restrict the entry of new political parties.
Counsel for the petitioner V. Venkata Ramana said that after contesting one election, to wait for a symbol for next general elections, will be a Herculean task in these days of fluid political situation. He said that though the TRS did not contest the general elections, it was granted a common symbol.
The Praja Rajyam sought a direction for keeping aside the symbol of rail engine for exclusive use of the candidates to be put up by their party. The Bench wanted the EC to respond to the Constitutional validity of the issue. The case has been adjourned to March 16
PRP demands white paper on projects CorrespondentVIZIANAGARAM: Prior to seeking mandate for another term, the Congress should release a white paper on the claim of all-round development, particularly irrigation projects, in the last five years, Praja Rajyam Party district convener Merupula Venkataramana has said.
While the TDP had completed only Andra project during its 17-year-rule and laid foundations for many more projects in the district, the Congress claimed completion of Peddagedda and Jhanjhavathi, he said at a press conference on Thursday.
The work on Thotapalli was being done in patches, as though to benefit the executing agencies, he said, and added that not even 25,000 acres in the district were given water through the projects.
Moreover, the laying of the foundation stone for Uttarandhra Sujala Sravanthi by Chief Minister in Visakhapatnam recently was a poll gimmick.
‘Neglected districts’He said it was unfortunate that the Chief Minister chose to draw water from Polavaram to Kadapa, 500 km away from the project site in Phase-I, neglecting the three North Andhra districts that were just 150 km away from the project.
M. Geetha, Mahila Rajyam convener, said that the party would be organising Samajika Nyaya Sabha at Rajahmundry on March 10.
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