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Therefore, the pride rally could have led to failure of law and order in the area, he added. "We will take out a pride rally later," said Donna Marwein, an LGBT activist and member of Shamakami, an NGO that works for gay rights. SHILLONG: A pride rally by members of the LGBTIQA+ community, who had gathered at Police Bazar to celebrate the Supreme Court's verdict decriminalizing consensual gay sex, was allegedly denied permission by the East Khasi Hills District administration on grounds of law and order. "Permission was denied because of the fluid law and order situation in the area. The rally was originally planned from Police Bazar at 4pm but after they were refused permission, the members of the community later shifted to Don Bosco Square in the city..