Rahul’s ‘Chhatron ki goonj’ event gets police nod: Ajay

Prayagraj: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai on Friday said all necessary clearances have been secured for Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s “Chhatron Ki Goonj” programme in Prayagraj after police granted permission, subject to certain conditions.

The conditions include adherence to noise norms, maintenance of law and order, deployment of volunteers for crowd management and no use of provocative or derogatory remarks against any political and non-political organisation, religion, caste or community, according to the police order.

“We have secured the clearance. Now there is no hurdle,” Rai told PTI, adding that the party is fully prepared to make Gandhi’s interaction with students on Saturday a success.

“If there is no mischief, we are expecting record turnout for Rahul ji’s event,” the UP Congress Committee chief, who has been virtually camping in Prayagraj for the past couple of days, said. The event is scheduled to be held at KP Ground after the Kayastha Pathshala (KP) Trust on Thursday night restored permission a day after withdrawing it.

Acting president of the KP Trust Jitendra Nath Chaudhary had told PTI that the organisers were allowed to hold the programme after consultations with legal experts, subject to conditions that teaching and academic activities at the college are not disrupted and the requisite permission be obtained from the district magistrate. The police have also granted permission for the event, scheduled from 4 pm to 9 pm on Saturday at KP Ground on MG Road in the Georgetown area, subject to a series of conditions.