New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution, urging the Election Commission of India (ECI) to establish rules for the registration and regulation of political parties.

The petition highlights the pressing need to enhance transparency, uphold secularism, strengthen democratic values, and ensure political justice in the operations of political organisations throughout the country.

Filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, the plea also calls upon the Union Government to implement effective measures aimed at curbing corruption, casteism, linguism, regionalism, communalism, and the growing criminalisation of politics.

The petition stems from a se...