As per the plans of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC), a meeting was scheduled in Siliguri on Sunday, followed by Rahul Gandhi addressing a gathering.
Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan prevented from reaching the protest site in Bareilly.
MCD Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti has directed concerned departments to maintain civic amenities at the organising grounds.
The traders are making hefty profits at a time when the death toll from the relentless monsoon rains has exceeded the 1,100 mark and inflicting $10 billion loss on the country's economy.
The police are also checking violation of section 188 since Maharashtra government has imposed Disaster Management Act in the state due to the pandemic and section 144 was also in place barring assembly of more than five people at a place.
In a government order dated 29 December the prohibition and excise department has granted permission to liquor shops to remain open till midnight on 31 December and permitted bars and event organisers who are license holders to serve liquor till 1 a.m. on the same night.
