Despite ban by Assam police, Pravin Togadia reaches Guwahati
Guwahati, July 18 (IBNS): Despite being banned by the Assam police, Pravin Togadia, president of newly formed Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP), on Wednesday reached the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Borjhar in Guwahati.
To maintain law and order situation in Assam ahead of the final draft of the updating National Register of Citizens (NRC) publication, Assam police have banned Pravin Togadia from holding meetings in Guwahati.
Assam police have denied permission to the AHP to hold meetings in Guwahati from July 17 to July 19.
Police said inflammatory speeches could hurt the sentiments of the religious minority community people in the state while the final draft of NRC to be published on July 30.
Thousands of workers, supporters of Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP) have welcomed Togadia at the airport.
Togadia will visit the Kamakhya temple and holding meetings with the workers, supporters of AHP in Guwahati.
On Tuesday, Guwahati city police Commissioner Hiren Nath said that police denied any permission to the AHP to hold meetings in the capital city of Assam as section 144 of the CrPC is currently in force in all three police districts in Guwahati.
The Guwahati city police Commissioner had issued a prohibitory order, asking Togadia to abstain from attending any event organised by AHP.
The order will remain in force for next two months.
Togadia has been asked to not deliver any speech anywhere without permission.
“For next two months, Togadia will neither be able to visit the state nor will be allowed to make any statements targeting religious minority community people,” Hiren Nath said.
On the other hand, Togadia had received the order copy from the Guwahati city police at the airport.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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