The Calcutta High Court allowed Anjani Putra Sena to hold a Ram Navami procession in Howrah on March 26 with strict conditions. The Court limited participants to 500 and banned real weapons, allowing only PVC symbolic weapons.
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed a Ram Navami procession to be carried out by an organisation in Howrah on March 26, but the Court imposed strict conditions, especially on carrying weapons during the procession.
The petition was filed by Anjani Putra Sena, a non-profit organisation, after the police refused to grant permission for the Ram Navami procession in Howrah city. The organisation told the Court that it has been organising Ram Navami processions for the past 25 years and should be allowed to continue the tradition this year as well.
Earlier, on March 20, the Court had already granted permission to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad to hold a Ram Navami rally in the same area from 3 pm to 6 pm on March 26. During the hearing of the present plea, Advocate General Kishore Dutta, appearing for the West Bengal government, requested the Court to direct that the Anjani Putra Sena procession be conducted in the morning so that there would be no clash between the two rallies.
Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya accepted this suggestion and allowed the Anjani Putra Sena to hold the procession between 8:30 am and 1 pm on March 26. The Court clearly stated that the timing was fixed to ensure that the two processions do not take place at the same time and to maintain law and order in the area.
The Court also imposed several conditions while granting permission. It directed that the number of participants in the procession must not exceed 500 people at any given time. The Court further ordered that no weapon should be brandished during the procession.
The Court also clarified that only one vehicle will be allowed in the rally, and that vehicle will be used to carry the tableau and the idol of Lord Rama. However, the participants will be allowed to carry flags and symbolic weapons, but such symbolic weapons must be made only of PVC.
With these directions and restrictions, the Calcutta High Court permitted the Ram Navami procession in Howrah, ensuring that both religious events can take place peacefully without any law and order issues.
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