Blockade of public road troubling us, says SC Shaheen Bagh sit- in A bench suggested that the anti- CAA protesters move to another site New Delhi: The blockade of a public road at Shaheen Bagh is u201c troubling usu201d, the Supreme Court said on Monday and suggested that the anti- CAA protesters go to another site where no public place would be blocked.
The apex court asked senior advocate Sanjay Hegde to u201c play a constructive role as an interlocutoru201d to persuade the protesters to move to an alternative site. People have a fundamental right to protest u201c peacefully and lawfullyu201d but blocking public roads and places is a matter of concern as it might lead to a u201c chaotic situationu201d, the apex court said, stressing that there has to be a u201c balancing factoru201d. u201c Democracy works on expression of views but there are lines and boundaries for it,u201d a bench of Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph said, adding, u201c The question which is arising is where to protest.u201d u201c Our concern is if everybody starts blocking public areas then where will it end,u201d the bench asked, while hearing pleas seeking removal of protesters from Shaheen Bagh and ensuring smooth traffic flow.
u201c There must be a balancing factor,u201d the bench said, adding, u201c Blocking of public road is troubling usu201d. It said Hegde can take assistance of advocate Sadhana Ramachandran and former Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah for talking to the protestors. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Delhi government and Delhi Police, told the court that the solution is to remove these protesters from the site.
The bench also asked Mehta whether an alternative site can be given to the protesters for their agitation. A g encies Protests have erupted all over the country against the CAA, NPR and NRC. A young Muslim couple ( C) got married during a protest against the new citizenship law, in Chennai on Monday. pIC/ AFP u2018 Democracy works on expression of views but there are lines and boundaries for itu2019 The SC bench Imam in police custody A court sent Sharjeel Imam, arrested on sedition charge last month, to one- day custody of Delhi Police on Monday in a separate case related to violent protests against the Citizenship ( Amendment) Act ( CAA) at New Friends Colony on December 15.
