‘Bangladesh Congress deserves 'Water Lily' as first claimant’

Bangladesh Congress has urged the Election Commission (EC) to allocate the 'Water Lily' symbol to the party if it is included in the official list of electoral symbols, noting that it was denied this symbol during its registration six years ago, reports UNB.
Amid the National Citizen Party (NCP)'s strong demand to have 'Water Lily' allocated as its electoral symbol, Bangladesh Congress on Monday placed the demand in a letter submitted before the EC, addressing the Chief Election Commissioner. Necessary documents supporting its claims were also attached to the letter.
"In recent times, several political parties have demanded the 'Water Lily' as their electoral symbol. Accordingly, if the national emblem of Bangladesh -- the Water Lily -- is allowed as a party symbol, Bangladesh Congress should be acknowledged as the first claimant and given precedence," the party said in the letter.
"So, we are appealing to the EC to allocate the 'Water Lily' to Bangladesh Congress, replacing our current 'Coconut' symbol, if Water Lily is finally allocated," it added.
Since its establishment in 2013, Bangladesh Congress has been using the 'Water Lily' as its party symbol in all documents and then sought it to be allocated for the party during its registration application in 2017, but the Election Commission told it that the 'Water Lily' is the national emblem that can't be a party symbol.