Bhim Army Pune chief Datta Pol says ‘will hold Bhima Koregaon event even without police permission’ 

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’.

For the anniversary of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon, the Bhim Army has planned a massive gathering on December 30, and the Bhim Army says it will go ahead with its program in Pune as planned, on December 30, even if the police deny permission for the same. Joint commissioner of Police Shivaji Bodkhe has said: “Permission for Bhim Army’s program has not been granted till now. The file is in process.”

Datta Pol, the Pune unit chief of Bhim Army, said: “It has been over a month since we sought permission from the Pune City Police for our program. But the police have neither denied permission, nor have they allowed us yet. This is being done deliberately. Our preparations are on and we are not going to cancel our program. If we do not get police permission, we will still carry on with our program and are ready to face legal action later.”

The Bhim Army had actively participated in the Elgaar Parishad, held at Shaniwar Wada in Pune, on December 31 last year, which, according to the Pune City Police, had been organized allegedly in accordance with the banned CPI (Maoists). The city police have so far booked 22 people connected with the Elgaar Parishad for supplying funds from the banned outfit to the event.

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