Kasganj on Alert Ahead of Independence Day 2018, Administration Says No to Tiranga Yatra
Various organisations in Kasganj had sought permission to organise Tiranga Yatras on August 15 to mark the Independence Day.
Lucknow, Aug 14: Taking a lesson from the violence that occurred during a Tiranga Yatra on Republic Day this year, the local administration in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj district is on alert ahead of Independence Day. Adequate security arrangments have been made to maintain law and order in Kasganj and over 100 suspected people are bound under Section 116 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
The local administration has clarified that no procession or yatra will be carried out in Kasganj. “No permission has been given to any yatra on the Independence day by the administration. If school students want to take out a tableau, they are allowed. No other yatra will be allowed by the administration which is not taken out traditionally,” ASP Kasganj, Pavitra Mohan Tripathi told PTI.
Various organisations had sought permission to organise Tiranga Yatras on August 15, claiming that it was a tradition but the district magistrate refused to give permission. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC have been enforced in the district.
During Tiranga Yatra on Republic Day, a 22-year-old youth, identified as Abhishek Gupta alias Chandan, was shot dead by some people after which a series of violence and arson incidents had taken place in Kasganj. Chandan died in clashes that broke out at Baddu Nagar during an unauthorised rally organised by youths affiliated with right-wing groups.
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