The Madras High Court has directed videographing of DMK’s proposed rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act on Monday if the party goes ahead with it despite denial of permission by the police.
It gave the interim direction late Sunday night on PILs opposing the rally after the Tamil Nadu government counsel informed that police have denied permission for the protest as there was no firm commitment from the organisers on owning responsibility in case of any violence and damage to property.
A bench of Justices S Vaidyanathan and P T Asha, however, declined to stop the rally, saying a peaceful demonstration cannot be prevented in a democratic country as it was the backbone of the democratic setup.
The bench then directed the police to videograph the protest and also use drone cameras, if necessary, so that the liability can be fixed on the leaders of the political parties sponsoring the rally incase of unlawful incidents. It posted the matter to 30 December for further hearing.
DMK president MK Stalin, TNCC chief K S Alagiri, CPM state secretary K Balakrishnan, CPI state secretary R Muthrasan, VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan, MDMK chief Vaiko, smaller party leaders, NGOs and other associations are expected to participate in the rally.
