The PIL says BJP won the Lok Sabha elections on the promise of ‘Acche Din Aane Wale Hain’ but broke it after assuming power as prices for essential commodities and services including railway fares are on the rise.
The All India Anti Corruption and Citizens Welfare Core Committee, a Mumbai-based organisation, and its founder advocate M V Holmagi have filed the petition before a division bench of Justices Abhay Oka and A Chandurkar on Wednesday, alleging the new government has committed “criminal breach of trust”.
However, the bench told the advocate that it had already rejected a plea in another PIL against the hike in railway ticket prices and pointed out that its administrative office had marked objections in the petition, which had to be removed.
The petition has urged the HC to call for records from the government and sought its resignation for not fulfilling its promise.
“The present government got a huge mandate from the people of this country on the basis of their promise that ‘good days are coming’,” said Holmagi.
“But within a month of the government taking charge, prices of railway tickets and other commodities have increased. The people trusted it based on its opposition to the price rise seen during the previous UPA government’s regime. Since it has broken its promise, the common man should now be given the opportunity to reconsider their vote,” said the advocate.
The PIL has named the PM, his Cabinet and the BJP as respondents.
