Mamata Moves Supreme Court Over ECI Freeze on Trinamool Congress Symbol
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Mamata Banerjee files Supreme Court petition challenging ECI freeze on Trinamool Congress symbol
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee approached the Supreme Court to contest the Election Commission of India's decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress election symbol. Banerjee strongly denounced the regulatory action as a dark day for democracy while vowing to fight the ruling through legal channels.
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Mamata Banerjee challenges Election Commission's Trinamool freeze in the Supreme Court
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee officially moved the Supreme Court to contest the Election Commission's decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress name and election symbol. Amid the political setback for upcoming bypolls, Banerjee accepted support from opposition Congress candidates in select constituencies.
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Election Commission freezes Trinamool name and symbol amid factional feud
The Election Commission of India barred both competing factions of the Trinamool Congress from using the party name and symbol in the upcoming West Bengal assembly bypolls. The regulatory body summoned representatives from both sides for an official hearing on September 17 to resolve the leadership dispute.
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