New Delhi: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking directions to the Central government and the Country's Election Commission to regulate political parties and hold them accountable for the necessary rational manifesto promises. The petition was filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay through his lawyer Ashwani Kumar Dubey. The petitioner has also sought direction from the Election Commission to seize the election symbol and de-recognise political parties who have failed to fulfil their necessary rational promises made in the election manifesto.
In his petition, advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has requested the apex court to direct and declare that the election manifesto is a vision document, a published declaration of the intentions, objectives and views of the political party. It is used to achieve the particular goals of a political party when it is elected. He also sought direction from the Law and Justice Ministry to regulate the functioning of registered and recognised political parties and take appropriate steps to make them accountable for the necessary rational manifesto promises.
The petitioner has told the court that the basis of democracy is a fair electoral process. If the integrity of the electoral process is compromised, the notion of representation becomes empty. Political parties are promising irrational freebies and are not fulfilling the necessary promises, the petitioner said, pointing out that the Central government and the Election Commission have not taken any steps to regulate the functioning of political parties and regulate the manifesto, so the court is the only hope of the citizens.
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