Mysuru, Oct. 31 -- Cops can't curtail freedom of expression guaranteed by Constitution: Addanda Cariappa

The Police have no authority to prevent a play from being staged or direct that an auditorium should not be made available for its performance, theatre activist Addanda Cariappa said.

He maintained that the play was being staged under the freedom of expression guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.

Speaking after the staging of 'Gandhi Hatyeya Satya' at Kiru Rangamandira in Kalamandira premises on Thursday, Cariappa said objections had been raised because the play could trigger communal unrest.

Questioning the authority of the Jayalakshmipuram Police Sub-Inspector to file a complaint seeking denial of permission for the play...