‘Reclaim public spaces’: Civil society groups march against protest curbs
Civil society groups in Bengaluru held a 'Tiranga March' to protest against local regulations that restrict public demonstrations to Freedom Park. The protesters are demanding the right to use traditional public spaces like Town Hall for dissent and are calling for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between state-imposed restrictions on public assembly and the democratic right to protest in urban spaces.
‘Reclaim public spaces’: Civil society groups march against protest curbs left Apart from Town Hall, groups of protesters gathered with placards at various locations across the city. File photo File photo https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/r1dqzm/article71617360.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Town_Hall_01.jpg BHAGYA PRAKASH K KARNATAKA BENGALURU 20/02/2024 Town hall ( building) on JC Road in Bengaluru . Photo : BHAGYA PRAKASH K /The Hindu The protesters marched from Town Hall to challenge the Licensing and Regulation of Protests, Demonstrations and Protest Marches (Bengaluru City) Order, 2021, which the city police cite to restrict protests to Freedom Park. Bengaluru As part of a nation-wide march, civil society groups organised a Tiranga March in Bengaluru on Friday (October 23), demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). They also called for the right to protest to be extended beyond Freedom Park.
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