AIADMK cadres block road Victory celebration despite ban 16-02-2015 02 Parties protest ban on public meetings, rallies Superintendent of Police A. Saravanan Vs Press Reporters The decision by the police to ban rallies, processions and public meetings in Dindigul for the next three months evoked wide-spread protests by political parties here on Sunday. Superintendent of Police A. Saravanan issued a circular in this regard considering the present political scenario and law and order situation. Dindigul district unit of the MDMK passed a resolution at a meeting on Sunday condemning the ban and demanding its early withdrawal. A resolution passed at an all-party meeting on Saturday termed the SP’s decision ‘anti-democratic’. Addressing the meeting, Dindigul MLA K. Balabarathi said the ban would snatch the basic rights of the people. It was against democracy. The SP should revoke the ban immediately. It was a strange and unprecedented step. . Moreover, the SP took this decision without consulting political parties or other organisations. It was against Section 19 of the Constitution that ensured freedom of speech and expression, she said. Above all, the ban was an attempt to prevent political parties from voicing their opinions. To grant permission for public meetings, the police had started asking political parties to remit money in treasury and bring the challan. It was another strange practice, she added. CITU district secretary K. Ganesan said demonstrations and processions were to draw attention of the government and to highlight demands. The ban amounted to crushing the neck of the democracy. The SP should not indulge in anti-democratic activities. PMK south district secretary P. Sivakumar said his party condemned the decision. Victory celebration despite ban, AIADMK cadres block road, remove barricades All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam cadres taking out a procession near Central bus stand in Dindigul on Monday. In defiance of an order, issued recently by the Superintendant of Police, banning public meetings and rallies in the city for the next three months, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam cadres took out a procession here on Monday while celebrating the landslide win of their party in the Srirangam by-election. About 200 party workers took out a victory march towards MGR statue junction near the central bus stand from their party office. Another group of cadres removed barricades installed on AMC Road to create space for them to congregate in front of MGR statue. While the party men garlanded the statue, burst crackers and distributed sweets to those travelling on buses and in private vehicles, AMC Road was closed for traffic. There was a pile-up of vehicles on AMC Road and other roads connecting the central bus stand. Outstation and town buses bound for various places such as Palani, Pollachi, Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Kannivadi, Reddiyarchatram and Vedasandur from central bus stand use AMC Road, the only approach road to Dindigul for vehicles from places in north and west. Superintendent of Police A. Saravanan had imposed the three-month ban on public meetings, rallies and processions on the premise that such activities of political parties could aggravate the present political scenario and law and order situation. In other places AIADMK men celebrated the party’s by-poll victory by distributing sweets in Batlagundu. About 200 party workers congregated at Nehru statue junction near old central bus stand in Theni, burst crackers and distributed sweets. Later, they entered the bus stand and distributed sweets to passengers. Traffic was disrupted for some time. This Video Covered From Dindigul. If More Details Pl Visit : http://www.southindiancrimepoint.com/

• published: 17 Feb 2015
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