Citing law and order situation, Centre moves SC against tractor march on R-day
The Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking an injunction against the “proposed” tractor march by those protesting against the new farm laws saying it was an effort to “disrupt the august gathering and celebrations of the nation on Republic Day”.
“It has come to the knowledge of the security agencies through various sources that the small group of protesting individuals/organisations have planned to carry out a tractor/trolley/vehicle march on Republic Day” and that the “proposed march is slated to disturb and disrupt the august celebrations of nation on Republic Day and would be bound to create a massive law and order situation”, the Centre’s application said, seeking directions from the court.
The Centre said that the Republic day function “has its own Constituti...