Hyderabad , March 27: The Supreme Court on Friday handed a Ugadi gift to actor-politician Chiranjeevi, directing the Election Commission to give the Praja Rajyam a common symbol for the forthcoming elections. The PR will get the rail engine symbol that it opted for.
The MDMK (Desiya Murpu Dravida Kazhagam) of Vijayakanth in Tamil Nadu got the nagara (drum) and the Lok Satta the whistle. The apex court brushed aside objections of the Election Commission that allotting symbols after the election had been notified would be difficult.
Chiranjeevi, who was informed about the order during a campaign stop at Peddapuram in East Godavari district, said, “We believe in God and the judicial system.”
“Securing a common symbol is a good omen on Ugadi. This will be a harbinger of the good things,” he told cheering fans.
Party supporters brought toy rail engines, and Chiranjeevi held up one of them. “The train stands for social justice as it has a number of compartments to accommodate different sections of people who are taken to their destinations,” he said.
But this is an interim measure and the parties will have to approach the EC for a permanent symbol. “Most of the voters are illiterate and they go by the symbols of the candidates,” said a bench comprising Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam.
The Supreme Court also stayed an AP High Court order which had directed the EC to allot common symbols to recognised political parties in the state.
Earlier, Chiranjeevi released the first list for 100 Assembly segments and nine Lok Sabha seats at 9.27 am after taking part in a Panchanga Sravanam.
He said 48 seats were allocated to BCs, 27 for OCs, 13 for SCs, seven for STs and five for minorities.
Courtesy www. deccan.com
The MDMK (Desiya Murpu Dravida Kazhagam) of Vijayakanth in Tamil Nadu got the nagara (drum) and the Lok Satta the whistle. The apex court brushed aside objections of the Election Commission that allotting symbols after the election had been notified would be difficult.
Chiranjeevi, who was informed about the order during a campaign stop at Peddapuram in East Godavari district, said, “We believe in God and the judicial system.”
“Securing a common symbol is a good omen on Ugadi. This will be a harbinger of the good things,” he told cheering fans.
Party supporters brought toy rail engines, and Chiranjeevi held up one of them. “The train stands for social justice as it has a number of compartments to accommodate different sections of people who are taken to their destinations,” he said.
But this is an interim measure and the parties will have to approach the EC for a permanent symbol. “Most of the voters are illiterate and they go by the symbols of the candidates,” said a bench comprising Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam.
The Supreme Court also stayed an AP High Court order which had directed the EC to allot common symbols to recognised political parties in the state.
Earlier, Chiranjeevi released the first list for 100 Assembly segments and nine Lok Sabha seats at 9.27 am after taking part in a Panchanga Sravanam.
He said 48 seats were allocated to BCs, 27 for OCs, 13 for SCs, seven for STs and five for minorities.
Courtesy www. deccan.com
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