'Anyone Can Go With Flags': Madras HC Permits BJP's Bike Rally With Tiranga, Quashes Tamil Nadu Government's Prohibition

On Wednesday (14 August), the Madras High Court permitted the Bharatiya Janata Party to go ahead with a bike rally in Coimbatore carrying the Tiranga, to commemorate the Independence Day.

The court observed that there's no "merit" in the doubts casted by the Tamil Nadu government to deny permission for the rally, according to a report by Livelaw.

Justice G Jayachandran heard the plea filed by A Krishna Prasath, District Secretary of the BJP-Yuva Morcha, Coimbatore District.

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The court stated, “This court finds no apprehension or violation for denying permission for bike rally carrying national flag on the day of Independence."

It further ordered, "The court directs the police to not prohibit any rally whatsoever whether by motorcar, motorbike, cycle or walk in which the participants carry National Flag with respect and dignity and pass through the highway without causing any disturbance to the traffic.”

During a previous hearing, the judge had verbally stated a mere 15-minute to 1 hour rally by the BJP would not cause much harm and the government cannot fully deny their plea for conducting a bike rally.

The court orally stated, “Anyone can go with flags. There is nothing wrong in it. Them (BJP) having a rally for 15 minutes or 1 hour is not going to cause any damage. If you (State) want, you can make suggestions about the route. But you can't reject completely.”

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