A police complaint was filed against 26 opposition parties for ‘improper use’ of the name Bharat. The opposition alliance was named India (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) at a meeting of 26 parties in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Objecting to the name of the opposition alliance, a complaint has been lodged at the Barakhamba police station in New Delhi. The complainant claimed that the name – ‘INDIA’ is in violation of the Emblems Act. Under the Act, no person can use the name of India for his personal benefit. It has also been said that this has hurt the sentiments of the people.
The complaint said, “26 political parties have misused the name of the country.”
Read the copy of the complaint here
What is Symbol Act?
Prohibition of improper use of certain emblems and names mentioned under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, section 3. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no person shall, except in such cases and under such conditions as may be prescribed by the Central Government, use for the purpose of any trade, business, livelihood will or will not continue to use or profession, or in the title of a patent, or in a trade mark or design, any name or symbol specified in the Schedule or any colored imitation thereof without the previous permission of the Central Government or such officer of that Government as may be prescribed for this purpose by the Central Government.
Opposition bloc ‘INDIA’ gets its tagline — ‘Jeetega Bharat’
Meanwhile, a day after the launch of ‘India’, opposition leaders finalized “Jeetega Bharat” as the tagline of the 26-member bloc, setting the tone for their 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign. Sources said the Hindi tagline means “India will win” and is likely to be replicated in several regional languages. Sources said that during the meeting in Bengaluru on Tuesday, several leaders felt that the word “India” should be included in the name of the alliance.
A senior leader said, “It was decided that it will be included in the tagline.” According to sources, the creation of the tagline was the result of a joint effort of several leaders.
They formed the Bharat Alliance to unite and contest the ruling NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Congress tweeted from its official Twitter handle, “Judega Bharat, Jeetega India.”