The Madhya Pradesh High Court has given 6 weeks time to the state government to calm the discontent arising around Pithampur.
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00:00I request the court to grant me permission to speak.
00:02The court has said that we don't have permission to speak.
00:04What are you doing?
00:06Put the mic down.
00:08Put the mic down.
00:10When was the official order issued?
00:123rd December.
00:14What happened finally today?
00:16The High Court had ordered the government on 3rd December
00:22to take the toxic waste in Bhopal safely
00:26and to incinerate and destroy it in Pitampura.
00:30The High Court had put the order for its compliance today.
00:35Today, the government has presented a letter to the High Court.
00:39In that letter, the government has stated
00:42what steps it has taken so far.
00:45The important thing is that the government said in its letter
00:50that some interested people are spreading fake information
00:55due to which people are unnecessarily getting agitated.
00:59And due to that fake information,
01:01they have not yet begun the process of incinerating.
01:05The government has asked for extra time from the High Court
01:10so that the order for 3rd December can be followed.
01:14After the hearing, the Human Rights Commission has ordered
01:18that the state government is free
01:22to spread fake information.
01:29It has also stopped the media from publishing fake news
01:34about the toxic waste in Bhopal.
01:39Only the information that is truthful
01:42and does not spread fake news
01:44so that people are not unnecessarily getting agitated.
01:47The government has also asked for permission from the High Court
01:51to unload the toxic waste from Bhopal to Pitampura.
02:03The Human Rights Commission has clearly stated
02:07that the High Court's order is not needed for this task.
02:11The government is free to carry out any necessary action
02:15in compliance with the order for 3rd December
02:18including the unloading of the waste.
02:21The government has asked for 6 weeks from the High Court
02:28to follow the order for 3rd December.
02:31The High Court has given that time to the state government.
02:35The High Court has ordered to follow the order
02:38in accordance with the law and procedure.
02:41The High Court has again imposed the order for compliance
02:45on 18th February.
02:47The petitioners who were protesting in Indore
02:50did not file a case against the protesters.
02:53Apart from the main case in Prakaran,
02:57a new case was presented by some doctors from Bhopal.
03:02Some intervention applications were also submitted.
03:07The new case was presented by doctors from Indore.
03:11The High Court has ordered the intervention applications
03:15to be followed by the state government.
03:18The state government will consider the suggestions
03:22and applications submitted by the state government.