Rahul Gandhi Slams EC over TMC Name, Symbol Ban, Says ‘Vote Chori, Govt Chori, Now Party Chori’
- On Thursday, the Election Commission of India passed an interim order freezing the name and 'Flowers & Grass' symbol of the All India Trinamool Congress amid a leadership dispute between rival factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy.
- The Commission invoked Para 15 of the Election Symbols Order after determining rival groups claimed ownership of the party, requiring a substantive determination that could not be completed before the upcoming bypolls.
- To ensure candidates can contest the October 6 elections in Rejinagar and Nandigram, the ECI directed both groups to submit preferred names and three free symbols by 11 am Friday.
- Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal denounced the interim order, calling the ECI a 'puppet' of the BJP and demanding the symbol be restored to Mamata Banerjee's faction.
- The interim arrangement directly impacts bypolls occurring in less than 20 days, following the resignations of Humayun Kabir and Suvendu Adhikari, as the dispute over party ownership remains unresolved.
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‘Vote Chori, Government Chori, Now Party Chori’: Rahul Gandhi Hits Out at EC Over TMC Symbol Freeze
Congress leader and leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi criticised the Election Commission over its decision to bar Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress factions from using party name and their party symbol 'flowers and grass' in the West Bengal bypolls. He
Congress backs Mamata as ECI freezes name and symbol of Trinamool Congress
LoP Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal criticised the ECI for freezing the name and symbol of the Trinamool Congress which was set up by Mamata Banerjee 28 years ago
Rahul Gandhi slams EC over TMC name, symbol ban, says ‘vote chori, govt chori, now party chori’
Rahul Gandhi criticized the Election Commission's decision to bar rival Trinamool Congress factions from using the party name and symbol in West Bengal bypolls, alleging a pattern of BJP and EC collusion to split parties and snatch symbols. He stated this undermines democratic decline, comparing it to vote and government theft. The Congress condemned the EC's move as an abdication of responsibility, calling it a "birthday gift" to PM Modi.
Mamata faction protests EC order, submits choices for names, symbols
The Trinamool Congress has submitted new names and symbols to the Election Commission for the upcoming West Bengal bypolls, following an interim order that temporarily barred the party from using its original name and "flowers and grass" symbol due to an ongoing internal dispute and split. The party submitted its choices under protest.
‘Vote theft. Party theft’: Rahul Gandhi backs Mamata Banerjee after TMC symbol freeze
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has slammed the Election Commission of India, alleging that the poll body and the BJP are colluding to split parties and snatch their election symbols. His allegations come a day after the Election Commission ordered a freeze on the name and election symbol of the All India […]
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