Chennai:
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s plan to address a meeting in Vandalur on February 8 is facing a legal hurdle with Madras High Court reserving its order on a petition filed by propaganda secretary of Viduthalai Chiruthaikal Katchi Gowthama Sannah.
A bench comprising Chief Justice R K Agrawal and Justice K Ravichandra Babu reserved its order on a plea by Sannah to restrain director general of police and superintendent of police, Kanchipuram from granting permission to Bharatiya Janata Party to conduct the public meeting.
The petitioner stated that Vandalur is thickly populated area and could not hold the crowd besides there will be traffic congestion and it will cause inconvenience to people as Vandalur is situated on the national highway where all state transport corporation buses and private vehicles pass through.
“The meeting could result in breach of peace besides law and order problem in that area. There is no necessity for BJP to hold the public meeting in the guise of election campaigning when there is no official announcement of Lok Sabha elections,” the petition stated.
He also urged the court to direct the Election Commission to initiate appropriate action against BJP and Narendra Modi for violating the provision of the Representation of People’s Act 1951 Model Code of Conduct Lok Sabha Election Rules Provisions of Law relating to offences and corrupt practices in connection with election and violation of conduct of election rules 1961.
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