The Calcutta High Court today allowed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to carry out its proposed Rath Yatras in West Bengal, as reported by various news outlets..The Bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty allowed the BJP to conduct the rallies, which are due to be flagged off by party President Amit Shah. The Court also directed the state government to ensure that law and order is maintained during the Rath Yatras..The BJP had moved the Calcutta High Court on Monday after the ruling Trinamool Congress denied it permission to conduct the Rath Yatras in the state..When the matter came up for hearing yesterday, the state government told the Calcutta High Court that the yatras weren’t allowed because there were intelligence reports voicing fears of a breach of communal harmony..Read the order below.
The Calcutta High Court today allowed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to carry out its proposed Rath Yatras in West Bengal, as reported by various news outlets..The Bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty allowed the BJP to conduct the rallies, which are due to be flagged off by party President Amit Shah. The Court also directed the state government to ensure that law and order is maintained during the Rath Yatras..The BJP had moved the Calcutta High Court on Monday after the ruling Trinamool Congress denied it permission to conduct the Rath Yatras in the state..When the matter came up for hearing yesterday, the state government told the Calcutta High Court that the yatras weren’t allowed because there were intelligence reports voicing fears of a breach of communal harmony..Read the order below.