When permission is granted for an RSS procession in Jammu and Kashmir, where there is a terror threat, why is permission being denied in Tamil Nadu, which is called a land of peace? the Chennai High Court has asked.
In a petition filed in the Madras High Court by Jagadeesan, the state secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), it is stated that, “In connection with the founding day of the RSS organization, an application was submitted to the DGP seeking permission to hold a procession across Tamil Nadu on Oct. 18 or 25 or Nov. 1.
It has been stated that since no response was received regarding the application, a petition has been filed seeking permission for the procession.
When this petition came up for hearing before Justice V. Lakshmi Narayanan, senior advocate N.L. Raja, appearing for the petitioner, said that despite the Chennai High Court’s order directing that permission be granted for the RSS procession every year, permission had been denied.
Government Advocate General Vijay Narayan, appearing for the police, said, “Although there is a rule requiring that an application for permission be submitted 21 days in advance, the application was filed only on Oct. 3. Moreover, the route for which permission is being sought for the procession is an area where permission cannot be granted. If permission is granted during the festival period, it will cause inconvenience to the public.”
Following this, the judge asked, “Even though the Chennai High Court has ordered that permission must be granted for the RSS procession every year, and the Supreme Court has upheld it, why is permission being denied?”
The judge said that whichever party comes to power, permission is denied for the RSS procession, but after the TVK comes to power, permission is being denied to everyone, including the Dravidar Kazhagam, DMK, AIADMK, and RSS,” he said.
When permission is granted for an RSS procession in Jammu and Kashmir, where there is a terror threat, why is permission denied in Tamil Nadu, which is called a land of peace? The government is creating unnecessary publicity by refusing permission,” the judge also said.
Following this, the judge, who directed the petitioner’s lawyers to hold talks with the government’s chief public prosecutor R. John Sathyan regarding this matter, adjourned the case to tomorrow (Oct. 15).
The Madras High Court has questioned why permission is denied for an RSS procession in Tamil Nadu often described as a "haven of peace" when such permission is granted in Jammu and Kashmir, a region facing a terrorist threat.
