An unbending BJP leadership on Thursday told the State Government about its intentions not to alter the route of the much hyped Rath Yatra scheduled to be taken out in three phases.
“We have given our sides to the Government. We have said that we can change the days of the Yatra but we will not change the Yatra routes in case,” State BJP president Dilip Ghosh said adding the party would commence the Yatra within 4-5 days of the Government giving its permission for it.
Three senior BJP leaders earlier held consultations with the police top brass over the permission and other formalities of the proposed Rath Yatra that got stalled for want of administrative permission early this month leading to the saffron outfit to move the Calcutta High Court which directed both the parties to sit and sort out the issue among themselves before returning to the Court.
“We have said that we will change the days but not the route. We submitted our letter after which the officials at the meeting said they will come back to us later on,” Ghosh said.
The State Government had earlier argued before the Court that the Yatra could trigger communal disturbance to which the Court had asked the parties to sit and discuss before returning to the Court.