The West Bengal unit of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday approached a single judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha of the Calcutta High Court alleging that they were denied permission to use sound boxes in a meeting to be addressed by the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at Talit Burdwan’s Sai Complex on February 16. The meeting in question is for Karyakartas of the RSS as part of Bhagwat’s 10-day tour in West Bengal. The petitioner claimed that the Sub-Divisional Officer of the area had denied permission citing the ongoing secondary examinations by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) being underway. However, the petitioner countered that since the event was scheduled for a Sunday, the use of sound boxes would not disrupt any exams. The matter is expected to be heard on Friday. At a press conference earlier, the RSS leaders had said that Bhagwat would meet senior Sangh members, and hold an important meeting with the central leadership of the Sangh at Kolkata’s Akhil Bharatiya Toli Baithak on February 11 and 12. They had said he would head for Burdwan on February 13 and inaugurate a new Sangh office the day after.
