Kolkata, Oct 4 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court granted permission to a BJP-backed organisation to hold a protest rally on Sunday over 12 rain-related deaths in and around the city last month.

The Kolkata Police had refused permission to Khola Hawa, stating that the rally was coinciding with the Durga Puja carnival organised by the state government.

On a petition by the organisation, a vacation bench of Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury directed the police to grant permission to Khola Hawa to hold the protest rally at the Dorina Crossing. Show Full Article

The court, however, directed that the rally will comprise no more than 3,000 people and be held between 2 pm and 5 pm, instead of beginning at 4 pm as proposed by the petitioner.

Justice Chowdhury also stated that necessary modifications shou

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