The Kerala High Court on Thursday asked the State government to respond to a writ petition seeking to ban public conferences, marches, mass drills and motorcycle rallies as part of ‘Jana Maha Sammelanam’ proposed to be conducted by the Popular Front of India (PFI) on May 21 in Alappuzha.
Justice N. Nagaresh passed the order on a writ petition filed by R. Ramaraja Varma, former professor SD College, Alappuzha. According to the petitioner, a tense situation prevails in the district following the recent killing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers allegedly by the workers of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). Though the district remained volatile, the State police had not taken any effective steps to prevent violent incidents.