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The meeting was allowed from 1-3 pm with 2,000 participants at Mahesh Jagannath Dev Snanpiri Maidan. Justice Bhattacharyya observed: “This court needs to strike a balance so that police authorities will not face difficulty to manage the situation and democratic rights of the organisation are preserved. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolkata | Silver Rate in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata | Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Petrol Price in Kolkata | Diesel Price in Kolkata | CNG Price in Kolkata | LPG Price in Kolkata Stay updated with the latest Kolkata news.
Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya allowed Mazumdar to hold the meeting after he was initially denied permission by cops to avoid “choking” GT Road. According to counsels representing Mazumdar: “State preferred an appeal. The meeting was postponed after the appeal. Accordingly, petitioner is postponing the meeting for the time being. Download the TOI App.
Kolkata: The state on Thursday appealed against a Calcutta High Court single bench order allowing Trinamool neta Asit Mazumdar to hold a meeting in Serampore on Friday, to be attended by ex-CM Mamata Banerjee . Hon’ble CJ will hear it on Friday.
Mazumdar had sought to conduct a rally with 5,000 participants from maidan to Serampore court. This was opposed by additional advocate general Billwadal Bhattacharya, who submitted that the proposed route on GT Road would lead to problems for multiple essential establishments there, like a hospital and five schools. He proposed that the rally be conducted on Delhi Road. Senior advocate Kalyan Bandopadhyay, representing Mazumdar, submitted that all parties were allowed to hold rallies on that road and it only became a problem when it was a rally by the Mamata Banerjee faction of TMC. Advocate Sirsanya Bandopadhyay highlighted the programme held by CM Suvendu Adhikari from Dhakuria to Jadavpur 8B in the middle of a work day.