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High Court conditionally permits Mamata Banerjee rally in Serampore
The Calcutta High Court gave Mamata Banerjee permission to hold a political rally in Serampore.
The rally is planned for Friday.
It can happen only at Jagannath Dev Snan Piri Maidan.
No more than 2,000 people may attend.
The event must last from 1pm to 3pm.
It cannot be held on GT Road.
Organisers must follow safety rules and avoid comments that could disturb communal peace.
The state government has challenged the permission, so it is still unclear whether the rally will take place.
The Calcutta High Court allowed Mamata Banerjee to hold a rally at Mahesh in Serampore on Friday.
The rally may take place at Jagannath Dev Snan Piri Maidan from 1pm to 3pm.
Attendance is capped at 2,000 people, and the gathering cannot be held on GT Road.
Organisers must follow sound regulations, avoid remarks that could disturb communal peace, and name at least 10 responsible volunteers.
The state challenged the order, citing half-yearly exams at two nearby schools; a division bench may hear the case Friday.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress are seeking to hold the rally; the state challenged the permission.
- What
- The Calcutta High Court granted conditional permission for a political rally.
- Where
- Jagannath Dev Snan Piri Maidan at Mahesh in Serampore; rallies are prohibited on GT Road.
- When
- The rally is scheduled for Friday, from 1pm to 3pm; the initial order was issued Thursday.
- Why
- The Trinamool Congress said the state was refusing its rally permission while allowing other organisations to hold rallies; the state cited half-yearly exams at two nearby schools.
Rally organizers
State government
Permission for the rally
Rally organizers
The Trinamool Congress argued that political parties and organisations were being allowed to hold rallies, but the state was refusing permission to the Trinamool Congress.
State government
The state opposed the rally and cited half-yearly examinations at two nearby schools.
Whether the rally will proceed
Rally organizers
The High Court granted conditional permission for the Friday gathering at a specified venue and time.
State government
The state challenged that order before a division bench, leaving it unclear whether the rally would be held.
Key facts
- Permitted venue
- Jagannath Dev Snan Piri Maidan, Mahesh, Serampore
- Scheduled date
- Friday
- Time
- 1pm to 3pm
- Attendance limit
- Up to 2,000 people
- Prohibited location
- GT Road
- Organiser conditions
- Sound rules must be followed, communal-peace-threatening remarks are prohibited, and at least 10 volunteers' names and phone numbers must be submitted.
- Legal status
- The state challenged the order before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court.
Quotes
Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya
Calcutta High Court judge who issued the conditional permission order
“Each and every political party and organisation are being allowed to hold rallies by the state. But in the case of TMC, it refuses to grant permission.”
telegraphindia.com
“The political party will not be allowed to hold any rally on GT Road and will have to hold the gathering at the specific place,”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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