BRS moves Delhi High Court to urge EC for removal of car-like symbols

HYDERABAD: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party has approached the Delhi High Court and filed a writ petition seeking the removal of car-like symbols from the Central Election Commission's list of free symbols.

The party contends that the presence of symbols resembling cars, specifically road roller-like signs, could potentially harm the BRS party's electoral prospects.

Notably, the BRS party had previously made several appeals to the Central Election Commission, urging the removal of car-like symbols from the list and requesting that they not be allocated to any political party. While the road roller symbol had been removed, its reinstatement has drawn objections from the BRS party, prompting them to request its removal. The Election Commission has also issued guidance to independent candidates, advising them against using symbols that resemble cars in the election symbols allotted to unregistered parties.

The BRS party has further urged the Election Commission to refrain from assigning symbols such as a camera, chapati roller, road roller, soapdish, television, sewing machine, ship, autorickshaw, and truck. These symbols, according to the party, bear resemblance to the car symbol on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The party argued that these symbols should not be allocated to any candidate in the upcoming Telangana elections, as they had incurred losses to the BRS party. Given the Election Commission's responses to the appeals made by the BRS party, the matter has been brought before the Delhi High Court.