Complaint filed against improper use of name of INDIA

Even as Opposition parties named their new alliance ‘INDIA’, a complaint has been filed against the 26 parties that are part of the alliance for improper use of the name of India.
The complainant, Avinash Mishra, lodged the complaint at Barakhamba police station in Delhi for improper use of name of India and use of the said name for undue influence and personation at elections.
It may be recalled the opposition parties came up with the name INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance).
Avinash Mishra said in the complaint that Section 2(c) of the Indian Emblems Act defines “name” to include any abbreviation or name. Section 5 of the Act provides for a punishment with a fine which may extent to five hundred rupees to be imposed on any person who is found to be contravening the provisions of Section 3 of the Act.
The act of the 26 political parties in naming their alliance as INDIA has certainly hurt the sentiments of all Indians who identify themselves as citizens of INDIA, the complaint read.