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The Calcutta High Court granted temporary relief to BJP’s Basirhat candidate Rekha Patra, prohibiting coercive action until June 14 in a suo motu case related to protests in Sandeshkhali. The area has seen violence linked to socio-political tensions. Patra led demonstrations against crimes targeting women, and the High Court’s decision impacts the approaching Lok Sabha elections.
Today (20th March): The Madras High Court rejected a petition to revoke the lotus flower symbol allocation to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The petitioner argued that using the national flower as a political symbol disgraces national integrity. The court questioned the petitioner’s standing and dismissed the plea, directing him to deposit evidence of genuine concern.