Yogendra Yadav's plea for common symbol in MCD polls rejected by HC

Yogendra Yadav cannot allege discrimination, the state EC had contended in the High Court.

The Delhi high court has rejected a petition filed by Yogendra Yadav challenging the Delhi state election commission's decision not to allot a common symbol to Swaraj India. Yadav had challenged the decision not allot his party Swaraj India a common symbol to contest the upcoming municipal elections in Delhi. The MCD elections will be held on April 23.

Yadav had contended that both Swaraj India and Aam Admi Party should be allowed a level playing field. Non-allotment of a common symbol would form an impediment in that process, he had argued through his counsel in the Delhi high court.

Yadav, who formed Swaraj India after being expelled from the AAP had said that the denial of a common symbol was discriminatory in nature and violates the provisions enshrined in the Constitution. The state EC had however opposed the plea, and said that Swaraj India could not claim it had been discriminated against. Twenty-seven other parties had been denied a common symbol, the EC said.

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