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High Court Allows Trinamool Rally at Serampore Court Maidan
The Trinamool Congress wanted to hold a public rally.
The High Court allowed the rally to take place on September 26.
It will be held at Serampore Court Maidan, not the first location requested by the party.
Mamata Banerjee is expected to be the main speaker.
The rally can last only from 2pm to 4pm.
No more than 1,000 people may attend.
The party must obey sound rules and cannot make provocative statements.
The court also ordered police and the district administration to help keep everyone safe.
The High Court allowed Trinamool Congress to hold a rally at Serampore Court Maidan on September 26.
Mamata Banerjee will be the rally’s main speaker.
The event must run from 2pm to 4pm and have no more than 1,000 attendees.
The party must follow sound rules, avoid provocative statements, and submit details of at least 10 volunteers to police.
The court rejected Snanpithi Maidan because its owner, Jagannath Temple Trust, objected to the rally there.
- Who
- The Trinamool Congress, with Mamata Banerjee as the main speaker, and the High Court.
- What
- The court permitted a Trinamool Congress rally subject to attendance, timing, conduct, and security conditions.
- Where
- Serampore Court Maidan; the rally cannot be held at Snanpithi Maidan in Mahesh.
- When
- September 26, from 2pm to 4pm; volunteers’ names and contact numbers must be submitted by 6pm on September 24.
- Why
- The party sought permission to hold a rally, while the originally considered Snanpithi Maidan was unavailable after its owner objected.
Court and State Position
Trinamool Congress Position
Choice of venue
Court and State Position
The state government and Jagannath Temple Trust opposed use of Snanpithi Maidan, and the judge said the rally could not be held there because the ground’s owner objected.
Trinamool Congress Position
Trinamool sought permission to hold its rally and accepted the alternative venue of Serampore Court Maidan after the court’s reconsideration.
Rally conditions
Court and State Position
The court imposed limits on timing and attendance, required sound compliance and non-provocative speech, and assigned responsibility to named volunteers.
Trinamool Congress Position
Trinamool lawyer Kalyan Bandyopadhyay expressed concern that volunteers whose details were submitted to police might be arrested by the Serampore inspector-in-charge.
Political purpose
Court and State Position
Additional advocate-general Billwadal Bhattacharyya strongly opposed the plea, while the court emphasized that people have a right to hold a rally.
Trinamool Congress Position
Kalyan Bandyopadhyay said the government was trying to prevent Mamata Banerjee from meeting people and criticizing the present chief minister.
Key facts
- Event date
- September 26
- Venue
- Serampore Court Maidan
- Timing
- 2pm to 4pm
- Attendance limit
- No more than 1,000 people
- Main speaker
- Mamata Banerjee
- Volunteer requirement
- At least 10 volunteers’ names and contact numbers must be submitted to Serampore police by 6pm on September 24
- Additional conditions
- Sound norms must be followed, provocative statements are prohibited, and the stage must be dismantled soon after the meeting
Quotes
A lawyer
A lawyer who explained the conditions in the court order
“Sound norms will have to be followed, and no provocative statements should be made at the meeting. The party must submit the names and contact numbers of at least 10 volunteers to Serampore police by 6pm on September 24. These volunteers will be held responsible for any violation of the court’s order.”
telegraphindia.com
Kalyan Bandyopadhyay
Trinamool Congress lawyer appearing before the High Court
“might be arrested by the IC”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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