SAD(A) chief Mann strikes courtroom in opposition to J-Okay admin’s order denying him entry

By PTI

KATHUA (Jammu): Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann has moved a Jammu and Kashmir courtroom to problem the administration’s order denying him entry into the Union territory, his lawyer mentioned on Thursday.

Mann has been sitting on a protest in Lakhanpur for 3 consecutive nights in opposition to the administration’s resolution. Thursday is the fourth day of the protest.

The MP from Sangrur in Punjab was stopped on orders of Kathua District Magistrate Rahul Pandey on Monday night, resulting in the protest by the politician and his supporters.

In his order issued underneath part 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), Pandey mentioned it had been dropped at his discover by the senior superintendent of police that Mann was scheduled to enter Jammu and Kashmir and his go to was prone to trigger “disturbance in public tranquility”.

Mann filed a petition within the courtroom of the chief judicial Justice of the Peace of Kathua by advocate T N Gupta, difficult the district Justice of the Peace’s order denying him entry into Jammu and Kashmir.

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Gupta mentioned Mann has challenged the order on grounds that he was granted approval for his go to to the Union territory a couple of days in the past.

“As per the protocol of his visit fixed by the additional deputy commissioner (Kathua), he left for J&K on October 17 (from Punjab). But when he reached here, the district magistrate of Kathua gave him this order (of denying entry into J&K). So he is challenging it,” Gupta mentioned.

He mentioned the matter will likely be taken up on Thursday. Gupta mentioned Mann has additionally demanded the restoration of his primary rights as a senior citizen in addition to an elected MP.

KATHUA (Jammu): Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann has moved a Jammu and Kashmir courtroom to problem the administration’s order denying him entry into the Union territory, his lawyer mentioned on Thursday.

Mann has been sitting on a protest in Lakhanpur for 3 consecutive nights in opposition to the administration’s resolution. Thursday is the fourth day of the protest.

The MP from Sangrur in Punjab was stopped on orders of Kathua District Magistrate Rahul Pandey on Monday night, resulting in the protest by the politician and his supporters.

In his order issued underneath part 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), Pandey mentioned it had been dropped at his discover by the senior superintendent of police that Mann was scheduled to enter Jammu and Kashmir and his go to was prone to trigger “disturbance in public tranquility”.

Mann filed a petition within the courtroom of the chief judicial Justice of the Peace of Kathua by advocate T N Gupta, difficult the district Justice of the Peace’s order denying him entry into Jammu and Kashmir.

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Gupta mentioned Mann has challenged the order on grounds that he was granted approval for his go to to the Union territory a couple of days in the past.

“As per the protocol of his visit fixed by the additional deputy commissioner (Kathua), he left for J&K on October 17 (from Punjab). But when he reached here, the district magistrate of Kathua gave him this order (of denying entry into J&K). So he is challenging it,” Gupta mentioned.

He mentioned the matter will likely be taken up on Thursday. Gupta mentioned Mann has additionally demanded the restoration of his primary rights as a senior citizen in addition to an elected MP.