High Court Allows BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari To Visit Bengal’s Sandeshkhali

Suvendu Adhikari had earlier visited Sandeshkhali on February 20 on the orders of the High Court.

Kolkata:

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday allowed senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to visit Haldarpara in the restive Sandeshkhali area on Thursday. The court also stayed the imposition of prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC in Haldarpara.

Justice Kaushik Chanda directed that the conditions for visiting the area would be the same as those imposed by the High Court for his previous visit to Sandeshkhali on February 20.

In an earlier order, the court had directed Mr Adhikari to file an affidavit before the local police station that during his visit to the disturbed area, he would not indulge in any activity which could disturb the law and order situation in the area. Is.

Justice Chanda also stayed the imposition of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC at Haldarpara under Jeliakhali Gram Panchayat on February 26, noting that the sub-divisional magistrate concerned had “mechanically” issued the order without satisfying himself about its propriety. “Prohibitory orders have been imposed.

Mr. Adhikari visited Sandeshkhali Gram Panchayat area on February 20 on the orders of the High Court.

He again approached the court with a prayer to be allowed to go to Haldarpara.

Opposing the prayer, state Advocate General Kishore Dutta submitted that Mr Adhikari, during his visit on February 20, had violated the undertaking given by him.

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