Kerala High Court Slams Cops, Organisers For Bharat Jodo Yatra Flex Boards, Banners

"There is also the real danger of some of these installations coming loose and creating havoc, particularly with respect to two-wheelers," the court said.

The Kerala High Court has strongly criticised the Congress-led Bharat Jodo Yatra for the flex boards and banners erected along the side of the roads and said the government departments, including police, have chosen to turn a blind eye towards it.Justice Devan Ramachandran, in an order issued on Thursday evening, said it was a tragedy that the orders of the court and the competent authorities are "given absolutely no respect" by persons and entities "who are in charge of the future of this nation".

The court made the observations during an urgent hearing requested by amicus curiae Harish Vasudevan, who filed a report along with photographs, to show that a particular political party, while conducting procession across Kerala, has erected numerous boards, banners, flags and other such material illegally.

"Illegal installations have been made by a particular political party on every side of National Highway from Trivandrum to Thrissur and even beyond; and that even though the police authorities and other statutory authorities are fully aware of this, they have chosen to turn a blind eye to it," the court noted its order without naming Congress party or the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

The court directed the Local Self Government Department's Principal Secretary and the state police chief to respond by Friday afternoon on how the "illegal installations have been put up and why they have not been removed".