SC dismisses plea seeking ban on roadshows, bike rallies during polls
'We are not inclined to entertain this,' a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepka Gupta said.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2019-03-25 06:27 GMT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by a former DGP of Uttar Pradesh seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to ban roadshows and bike rallies during polls.
"We are not inclined to entertain this," a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepka Gupta told advocate Virag Gupta, who was appearing for petitioners Vikram Singh and Shaivika Agrawal.
Singh, a former Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh, said in his petition that the roadshows and bike rallies violate EC's instructions and cause damage to the environment.
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