SOURCE :- SIASAT NEWS
Mumbai: Citing High Court directives, lack of civic nod, and the possibility of traffic disruptions, the Mumbai police on Sunday, September 27, denied permission for the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) October 2 protest at Shivaji Park against the Election Commission and CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
An application seeking permission for the Abhijeet Dipke-led outfit’s protest was submitted to police on September 26 by activist Ajinkya Shinde, an official said.
The formal communication issued by the Shivaji Park police station said the police department is not empowered to grant permission for public gatherings on the ground under existing orders of the High Court and subsequent state government guidelines.
‘Shivaji Park a silence zone’
The communication also highlighted that the applicant failed to submit the mandatory permission letter from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the ground’s usage.
Shivaji Park is a designated silence zone surrounded by residential areas, raising significant concerns regarding noise pollution, it added.
Furthermore, authorities pointed out that the proposed protest was likely to cause severe traffic congestion and impede the movement of emergency vehicles to several prominent hospitals located in the vicinity.
Advising the organiser to look for alternate venues within Mumbai, the police stated that if a fresh application is submitted for another location, the competent authority will consider it in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.
CJP wanted to start nationwide protest from Shivaji Park
The CJP had announced earlier that it would start a nationwide protest from Shivaji Park against the ECI and Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The mobilisation against Kumar follows an Indian Express report that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised objections on several occasions over decisions and orders regarding the SIR.
The Election Commission, however, has said that differing views and observations are a normal part of institutional deliberations and asserted its orders have full legal sanction and follow statutory procedures.
SOURCE : SIASAT
