Following The Hindu report on Bengaluru police refusing permission for a solidarity event for Palestine at Ranga Shankara, and the subsequent outcry over police requirements in other similar spaces, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has instructed the police department not to obstruct any constitutionally conducted events of similar nature.
In a release issued on Friday, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the State government would refrain from stopping any constitutionally permissible events, particularly those related to music, theatre, art, and storytelling. “A few lower-level police officials had unknowingly stopped such an event. This has come to my notice and I have directed the Police Department not to repeat such incidents to stop events,” he stated.
Mr. Siddaramaiah reiterated that the government would never impede the freedom of speech and expression of the people.
