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Amit Shah to address rally in Kolkata today
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah will finally address a rally in Kolkata on Sunday.
This comes after the city's municipal corporation on Saturday finally granted the leader a go ahead for his venture.
"The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has granted permission to BJP President Amit Shah's rally tomorrow," Mayor in-council Debasish Kumar told media.
In fact, the fire brigade in Kolkata had also given its nod to the party.
While the NOCs from both the bodies were received later in the day, the party began its preparations for the rally in front of the famous Victoria House at the heart of the city from Saturday morning.
State party spokesman Ritesh Tiwari was quoted by media as hailing the move a "moral victory" of BJP, which has accused the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) of trying to create hurdles in order to stall the rally.
The Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed the BJP chief to hold rally outside the Victoria House, a popular venue for political meetings in Kolkata on Sunday.
The High Court however asked the BJP to "comply with statutes" of the city's civic body and fire brigade and appointed two special officers to assist the party.
The Calcutta High court had also directed the BJP to have technical experts to carry out the compliance order of the special officers.
The court had relaxed the municipal norm of leaving 20 feet open space in front of the stage on grounds of reasonable logistics.
The move comes after Trinamool Congress-run KMC and Fire Services on Thursday refused to grant permission to BJP president Amit Shah's rally.
Meanwhile on Saturday, clashes erupted between BJP and TMC party workers in the Parui area of Birbhum.
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