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No procession without police permission in India's capital
Mizzima News (www.mizzima.com)
New Delhi, Oct. 8: In future, it is up to the Delhi Police whether to
allow a demonstration, procession or gathering in the capital. The Delhi
Police today said a written permission has to be obtained from the
District Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) before taking out any
procession, rally, dharna, etc. in the capital. The advertisement, which
appears on major daily newspapers today, is in accordance with the
directions issued by the High Court in a Writ Petition a few months ago.
"In pursuance to the directions issued by the Hon'ble High Court in a
Writ Petition, guidelines for regulating processions
(religious/political), dharnas, rallies, marriage processions, etc. in
Delhi have been framed?" said the Delhi Police notice on Monday's
Hindustan Times newspaper. The same was carried by other major
newspapers as well.
The Do's and Dont's notice include the requirement of written
permissions to be obtained from the District Commissioner of Police,
from Police Headquarters (if the procession is to cover more than one
district), not to occupy more than one-fourth of the width of the road
for the procession and not to take out procession before 11 a.m. and
after 5 p.m.
Other restrictions include the use of loudspeaker without prior
permission, not to burst crackers and indulge in firing by weapons etc.
and the need to stick to the route of the procession as permitted by the
traffic police.
"In the event of non-compliance of any of the above conditions, the
procession/meeting/gathering can be declared as unlawful and prosecution
can be launched against the violators", said the notice.
The Indian government had issued an internal circular requiring security
clearance from the Home Ministry before holding international
conferences, seminars, symposiums, or workshops in the country. Although
the original circular was withdrawn after the outcry from some human
rights groups, the Ministry reissued the circular after making some
minor changes. Kuldip Nayar, a Member of Parliament said that the
modification has not "materially changed the original circular".
"The guidelines have once again made it clear that participation of
foreigners in conferences of political, semi-political, communal or
religious nature or those related to human rights or sensitive technical
subjects should not be generally considered", wrote Kuldip Nayar in a
daily newspaper in June. "Participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
China, Pakistan or Sri Lanka have been once again singled out. It means
that it is a policy decision not to let people in South Asia mingle
among themselves and develop an entity of their own", he criticized the
move. The circular is once again reportedly being modified by the
concerned ministry.
The Delhi Police announcement is believed to affect the Burma
pro-democracy activists as well, who often stage demonstrations and
processions in the capital against the rule of military junta in their
homeland. In recent months, the Burma pro-democracy activists have been
asked to write down their name, address, refugee (United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees - UNHCR) certificate number, etc. by the
Foreigners' Registration Office at the site of the procession and
demonstration.
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<center><b><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+2>No procession without police
permission in India's capital</font></font></b></center>
<p><i><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>Mizzima News <a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font></font></i>
<p><font size=+1><b><i><font color="#FF0000">New Delhi, Oct. 8:</font></i></b>
In future, it is up to the Delhi Police whether to allow a demonstration,
procession or gathering in the capital. The Delhi Police today said a written
permission has to be obtained from the District Deputy Commissioner of
Police (DCP) before taking out any procession, rally, dharna, etc. in the
capital. The advertisement, which appears on major daily newspapers today,
is in accordance with the directions issued by the High Court in a Writ
Petition a few months ago.</font>
<p><font size=+1>"In pursuance to the directions issued by the Hon'ble
High Court in a Writ Petition, guidelines for regulating processions (religious/political),
dharnas, rallies, marriage processions, etc. in Delhi have been framed?"
said the Delhi Police notice on Monday's Hindustan Times newspaper. The
same was carried by other major newspapers as well.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The <i>Do's and Dont's</i> notice include the requirement
of written permissions to be obtained from the District Commissioner of
Police, from Police Headquarters (if the procession is to cover more than
one district), not to occupy more than one-fourth of the width of the road
for the procession and not to take out procession before 11 a.m. and after
5 p.m.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Other restrictions include the use of loudspeaker without
prior permission, not to burst crackers and indulge in firing by weapons
etc. and the need to stick to the route of the procession as permitted
by the traffic police.</font>
<p><font size=+1>"In the event of non-compliance of any of the above conditions,
the procession/meeting/gathering can be declared as unlawful and prosecution
can be launched against the violators", said the notice.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The Indian government had issued an internal circular
requiring security clearance from the Home Ministry before holding international
conferences, seminars, symposiums, or workshops in the country. Although
the original circular was withdrawn after the outcry from some human rights
groups, the Ministry reissued the circular after making some minor changes.
Kuldip Nayar, a Member of Parliament said that the modification has not
"materially changed the original circular".</font>
<p><font size=+1>"The guidelines have once again made it clear that participation
of foreigners in conferences of political, semi-political, communal or
religious nature or those related to human rights or sensitive technical
subjects should not be generally considered", wrote Kuldip Nayar in a daily
newspaper in June. "Participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Pakistan
or Sri Lanka have been once again singled out. It means that it is a policy
decision not to let people in South Asia mingle among themselves and develop
an entity of their own", he criticized the move. The circular is once again
reportedly being modified by the concerned ministry.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The Delhi Police announcement is believed to affect the
Burma pro-democracy activists as well, who often stage demonstrations and
processions in the capital against the rule of military junta in their
homeland. In recent months, the Burma pro-democracy activists have been
asked to write down their name, address, refugee (United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees - UNHCR) certificate number, etc. by the Foreigners' Registration
Office at the site of the procession and demonstration.</font>
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