Hear us too: Akhilesh faction in SC on symbol row
After the Election Commission ruled in favour of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s faction, party chief Mulayam had spoken about filing an appeal against the verdict
The Samajwadi's Party's Ram Gopal Yadav has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court pre-empting a petition by the Mulayam Singh Yadav faction against the Election Commission order. Yadav filed the caveat stating that the Akhilesh faction be heard before and no ex-parte order be passed.
[Also read: Cycle symbol belongs to Akhilesh, rules Election Commission]
A
caveat
is
filed
to
ensure
that
the
courts
do
not
pass
any
interim
order
without
hearing
both
sides.
After
the
Election
Commission
ruled
in
favour
of
the
Akhilesh
faction,
Mulayam
had
spoken
about
filing
an
appeal
against
the
verdict.
The
ECI
had
recognised
the
Akhilesh
faction
as
the
real
Samajwadi
Party
and
also
permitted
the
use
of
the
party
symbol
during
the
Uttar
Pradesh
assembly
elections.
Meanwhile,
there
are
no
signs
of
any
appeal
being
filed
by
the
Mulayam
faction.
Sources
say
that
the
appeal
may
not
be
filed
after
all.
Instead,
Mulayam
and
his
supporters
are
likely
to
contest
as
independent
candidates
in
the
elections.
Earlier
during
the
day,
the
Congress
announced
that
it
would
be
fighting
the
elections
with
the
SP
with
Akhilesh
as
the
leader.
The
Congress' CM
candidate
Sheila
Dixit
offered
to
step
down
in
the
view
of
this
alliance
being
formed.
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