The High Court of Kerala has, in an oral observation, condemned the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for erecting flags, festoons, and boards announcing the party’s State meeting that will be held here from March 1.
Justice Devan Ramachandran observed that such propaganda material of the party, placed precariously at public spaces, imperilled the safety of pedestrians and motorists. The same government which imposed fines on two-wheeler riders who travelled without helmet, was turning a blind eye to such violations. Is this the rule of law that Kerala prided itself of, he wondered.
The judge made the observation while hearing a group of petitions filed before the court, seeking removal of such publicity material placed by political parties and others from footpaths, pavements, medians, and roads in different parts of the State.
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