Mumbai Cong president withdraws plea in HC for govt nod to party rally at Shivaji Park

December 14, 2021 12:42

Mumbai Congress president Bhai Jagtap on Tuesday withdrew his plea filed in the Bombay High Court for seeking a direction to the Maharashtra government to grant permission for the party's scheduled rally at the Shivaji Park on December 28.

Jagtap's petition, filed on Monday, was scheduled to be heard by a division bench of Justices Amjad Sayed and Abhay Ahuja on Tuesday.

However, Jagtap's counsel V A Thorat mentioned the plea in the morning before the bench and said he has instructions to withdraw the petition unconditionally.

The HC bench then permitted the plea to be withdrawn.

The Congress leader's counsel did not specify the reason for the withdrawal.

In the plea, Jagtap had said an application was submitted to the state government in October 2021, seeking permission to hold the rally where Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have been invited to address a gathering. However, till date no decision has been taken on the application, the petition said.

The plea had sought the HC to direct the state government to grant it permission to hold the public meeting and erect a temporary stage on one portion of the sprawling ground.

Jagtap, in the petition, said the party had sought permission to use the Shivaji Park ground in central Mumbai from December 22 to December 28 for the purpose of holding a public meeting on the occasion of the 137th Foundation Day of the Indian National Congress. The plea said December 28 is a very important day in history of the Congress as it is the party's foundation day. -- PTI

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