In fact, even before the rally occurred, a petitioner had approached the Court seeking to restrain the activities of the participants of the rally citing several violent clashes and political murders that had occurred in Alappuzha in the months prior. The Court had then instructed the police to ensure that law and order is maintained at the rally.
When the Court finally disposed the matter a week later, Justice PV Kunhikrishnan opined that even the organisers of such rallies ought to be prosecuted but refrained from issuing any directions in this regard.
“If a member of a rally raises provocative slogans, the persons who organize the rally is also responsible. If a rally is conducted, it is the duty of the leaders to control the members of the rally,” the Court had said in that judgment.
Source: Barandbench
