Kolkata: Kolkata police on Thursday denied the permission for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s rally, proposed to be conducted on January 14 in the city, and asked the outfit to fix an alternative date, even as the Sangh would move the court on Friday in protest.
“Kolkata police has officially communicated to RSS its decision not to accord permission to the proposed rally either at Brigade Parade Ground or at Bhukailash Maidan on January 14,” Kolkata Police additional commissioner (III) and DC headquarters Supratim Sarkar said.
“They have been asked to fix an alternative date for the rally,” Sarkar said.
Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the Kolkata police commissioner to consider within 24 hours an application on behalf of the RSS for permission to hold a rally to be addressed by Mohan Bhagwat.
RSS state unit spokesperson Jishnu Basu told reporters that they would move the court on Friday and they were hopeful that the court would allow them to organise it.
When asked about the court’s ruling, state RSS chief Bidyut Mukherjee said, “We will honour each and every word of the court. But if we are not allowed to hold the public meeting, we will organise the programme in other form.”
