The Koregaon Bhima Commission of Inquiry has yet again issued a ‘letter of request’ to Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar, asking him to appear before it and submit an affidavit during the hearing in Mumbai on June 5. Earlier, a similar ‘letter of request’ was issued to Ambedkar, asking him to appear before […]
The two-member commission, headed by retired judge Justice J N Patel, was formed by the state government for probing into the causes of violence in the Koregaon Bhima area on January 1, 2018.
Pune: District collector issues prohibitory order, no outsider allowed to visit Jaystambh on Jan 1
The order mentions that a symbolic programme, to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon, will be held at the Jaystambh that day. Only those with passes issued by Pune Rural Police would be allowed to attend the programme. Updated: December 25, 2020 9:20:27 am
On January 1, 2020, an estimated 8 lakh people had visited the war memorial. (Express file photo by Arul Horizon)
After an appeal to local residents and a government notification urging people to not visit the Jaystambh on January 1 next year, Pune District Collector Rajesh Deshmukh on Thursday issued a prohibitory order under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, as per which no outsider would be allowed to visit the war memorial in Perne village between 12 pm on December 30 to 6 pm of January 2, 2021.
Don’t visit Jaystambh on Jan 1, watch programme live on Doordarshan: Maharashtra govt
The notification urged that the programme to mark the anniversary should be held in a symbolic and simple manner. A similar appeal had been made by the Pune district administration earlier. Updated: December 23, 2020 12:25:39 am
Lakhs of people gather at the Jaystambh in Perne village to mark the anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle on Jan 1 every year. (Express file photo by Arul Horizon)
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday urged people not to visit the Jaystambh in Perne village on January 1 next year to pay their tributes on the anniversary of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon. A notification by the state Home department stated that the programme to mark the anniversary will be shown live on Doordarshan and other media platforms, so people should pay their respects from home, given the Covid-19pandemic situation.
Plan this year what govt, activists have said
In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Maharashtra government Tuesday appealed
to people to not march to the Jaystambh (or pillar of victory) on New Year’s day. The government said it had made arrangements for live telecast of the events from the war memorial, where a “symbolic” and “simple” programme has been planned to avoid crowding.
On Sunday, however, the Bhima Koregaon Shaurya Din Prerna Abhiyaan, the group that had organised the Elgaar Parishad in 2017, announced it was planning to hold a similar event this year, again on December 31, this time at the Ganesh Kala Krida Manch in Pune.