New Delhi, March 10: The Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted a public interest petition on spending of huge amounts of money by the major political parties when in power from the state exchequer on advertisements eulogising their political achievements at the cost of public welfare schemes.
The PIL mentioned by noted constitutional expert and senior advocate, Mr Anil Diwan, for an urgent hearing, has named almost all the major political parties, including the Congress, BJP, CPI(M), CPI, BSP and the SP as “guilty” of furthering their “political interests” using public money by floating ads on their achievements.
It sought a direction to the Election Commission to freeze the symbols of these parties for violating the guidelines evolved by them in the all-parties meetings held on March 28 and April 1, 2009.
After Mr Diwan made the special mention of the petition before a Bench comprising Chief Justice K.G Balakrishnan and Justices R.N. Lodha and B.S. Chauhan, it was fixed for hearing along with the case against the UP Chief Minister, Ms Mayawati, for spending crores of rupees from state exchequer on installation of her and other Dalit icons’ statues.
“In the national interest it is essential that the misuse of public money, public institutions and public welfare schemes of the government in the name of their political leaders ought be stopped by a direction,” the PIL has urged.
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