Ensure peace is maintained in all localities during festive season: HC to Mamata govt

A part seat presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam passed the absorption during the proceeding of a petition by Leader of Opposition successful West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari alleging that a time aft Kali Puja, hostility took spot successful the bosom of the metropolis successful Rajabazar and Narkeldanga country with a ample mob attacking immoderate sections of people.

Appearing for the state, Advocate General Kishore Dutta claimed that the allegations that radical belonging to abstracted communities had clashed were devoid of truth.

He submitted that determination was a instrumentality and bid concern implicit a scuffle betwixt 2 persons and immoderate constabulary officers were besides injured successful the resultant unit and astatine slightest six FIRs were registered successful transportation with the incident.

Dutta stated that 23 radical had been arrested successful transportation with the incident.

The part bench, besides comprising Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, directed the authorities to record a study successful the signifier of an affidavit by November 18 and the petitioner to record his affidavit successful reply to it by November 21, erstwhile the substance would beryllium listed for proceeding again.

The tribunal directed that the authorities should, successful the meantime, marque endeavours to instrumentality each indispensable steps to guarantee that bid is maintained successful each localities, peculiarly successful the country mentioned successful the petition.

The tribunal said that it is simply a festive play and Chhath Puja has commenced which volition beryllium followed by Jagaddhatri Puja astatine Chandannagar successful Hooghly district, neighbouring Kolkata.

“It is the work of the authorities to guarantee that radical observe the festival with the accustomed fervour without immoderate hindrance,” the seat said.

Petitioner Suvendu Adhikari besides alleged that attacks were perpetrated connected Durga Puja pandals and besides the deities successful immoderate places, claiming that determination was a plan to disturb the information and integrity of India. He prayed that the probe into the alleged incidental beryllium handed implicit to the National Investigation Agency.