A notice was issued by Bombay High Court on Monday to the civil aviation ministry and the Goa chief secretary and three others in link with the meeting led by BJP national president Amit Shah at the Dabolim international airport on July 1.
Notices were issued after a city lawyer filed a petition on July 8. He alleges that the political meeting that was attended by 2500 people was illegitimately held in a restricted area. The notices were issued by Justices FM Reis and Nutan Sardessai.
“Notices have also been issued to Goa director general of police, Goa airport director and deputy commandant of the CISF asking them about how the meeting was conducted, at the airport,” said petitioner Aires Rodrigues.
The petition seeks a thorough investigation into the manner in which the meeting was permitted. The HC gave respondents three weeks to give explanation.
Earlier, BJP state president Vinay Tendulkar had said that the meeting was an unexpected one. “We didn’t organize any meeting. People came as per their wish to meet Amit Shah,” he had said.
