The Calcutta High Court allowed BJP to protest for two days at Kolkata’s Gandhi statue, but with conditions like no loudspeakers. This decision follows the party’s court appeal after the police denied permission. The sit-in is in response to the Sandeshkhali incident.
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KOLKATA: On 27th February, The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been granted conditional permission to conduct a sit-in protest at the foot of the Gandhi statue in Kolkata following a High Court intervention. BJP state president Sukant Majumder approached the High Court after the police denied permission for the sit-in program in protest against the Sandeshkhali incident.
Justice Kaushik Chander allowed the BJP to hold a ‘conditional’ sit-in, limiting the duration to two days instead of the requested three days.
The judge specified-
“BJP can hold a dharna with 150 people at the foot of the Gandhi statue in Kolkata. But this program can be done for two days. The BJP has to do that program in a peaceful manner. Loudspeakers cannot be used.”
The specified time for the sit-in program is from 10 am to 6 pm.
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The BJP had initially sought permission for a three-day sit-in, which was subsequently reduced by the High Court. The party leadership had decided to stage the sit-in program for three consecutive days in Khas Kolkata, led by State President Sukanta Majumder and Leader of Opposition Subvendu Adhikari, in response to the Sandeshkhali incident.
Despite seeking permission from the police, the BJP faced refusal, leading co-observer Amit Malviya to express on social media,
“Despite the permission from the army, the state police did not allow the BJP’s dharna at the foot of the Gandhi statue. The reason they gave was that there were restrictions on playing loudspeakers in the area.”
Subsequently, Sukanta filed a case in court, resulting in conditional permission to proceed with the sit-in on Wednesday and Thursday.
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