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Calcutta High Court Conditionally Approves Mamata Banerjee’s Sreerampore Meeting
Mamata Banerjee’s political group wanted to hold a meeting and rally in Sreerampore on Friday.
Police had not allowed the programme, so the group asked the Calcutta High Court for permission.
The court allowed the meeting but added several rules.
It said the meeting could last only from 1 p.m.
to 3 p.m.
No more than 2,000 people may attend.
The court did not allow the planned rally because police said it could cause major traffic jams.
Speakers must not make comments that hurt religious feelings.
Organisers also have to give police a list of volunteers and their phone numbers.
The Calcutta High Court approved Mamata Banerjee’s Sreerampore public meeting for Friday with conditions.
The court refused permission for the proposed rally from Mahesh to Sreerampore Court.
The meeting must take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., with no more than 2,000 attendees.
The court barred remarks that could hurt religious sentiments and ordered adequate police deployment.
Organisers must submit volunteers’ names and phone numbers to police by 8 p.m. Thursday.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress faction, the West Bengal police and the Calcutta High Court.
- What
- The court conditionally approved a political public meeting but rejected the associated rally.
- Where
- Sreerampore in Hooghly district, West Bengal; the proposed rally route was from Mahesh to Sreerampore Court.
- When
- The meeting is scheduled for Friday; the court issued its order on Thursday.
- Why
- The court allowed the meeting after the political group challenged the police’s refusal, but rejected the rally because of expected traffic congestion on the Grand Trunk Road.
Trinamool Congress Faction
Police and Court Restrictions
Political programme
Trinamool Congress Faction
Mamata Banerjee’s faction sought permission to hold a public meeting followed by a rally in Sreerampore.
Police and Court Restrictions
Police denied permission, and the court allowed only the meeting under specified conditions.
Rally route and traffic
Trinamool Congress Faction
The faction wanted to conduct a rally from Mahesh to Sreerampore Court.
Police and Court Restrictions
Police argued, and the court accepted, that the rally could cause heavy congestion on the busy Grand Trunk Road.
Size and conduct
Trinamool Congress Faction
The faction was allowed to proceed with Mamata Banerjee as the main speaker.
Police and Court Restrictions
The court limited attendance to 2,000, restricted the meeting to two hours and barred provocative remarks affecting religious sentiments.
Key facts
- Meeting time
- 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday
- Attendance limit
- No more than 2,000 people
- Rally status
- Not permitted
- Proposed rally route
- Mahesh to Sreerampore Court
- Reason for rejecting rally
- Concern over heavy traffic congestion on the Grand Trunk Road
- Conduct restriction
- No provocative remarks that could hurt religious sentiments
- Volunteer information deadline
- Names and phone numbers due to police by 8 p.m. Thursday
Sources
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