CJP Protest Day 2: Are Delhi Metro stations closed today on October 11? What you need to know | Today’s news
After suppressing the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, the Delhi Police has vowed to continue the demonstrations by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and has announced another protest at Jantar Mantar at 10 am on Sunday.
The announcement came after Delhi Police detained more than 7,000 protesters following a planned protest over alleged irregularities in the electoral roll, with protesters seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The opposition criticized the Center for “shutting down” Delhi due to the protest. They criticized the closure of metro stations, the disruption of trains at key stations, heavy police deployment and strict traffic restrictions ahead of the protests.
As many as 45 metro stations were closed on Saturday due to the protests. As CJP plans to continue the demonstration, will Delhi Metro services be affected on Sunday too? Here’s everything we know:
Will Delhi Metro stations be closed on Sunday 11 October?
So far, there has been no update from DMRC regarding restrictions at entry and exit points of any metro stations. As many as 45 metro stations remained closed until 10 am on Saturday. Services were then restored.
DMRC then posted an update on X. “Entry and exit gates of all metro stations on the Delhi network are now open. Exchange facility is also available at all affected metro stations.”
The 45 metro stations where services were affected on Saturday were:
13. Ramakrishna Ashram Marg
32. Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar
Transfer facility was available at all affected metro stations except New Delhi.
After Saturday’s crackdown on the protests, all eyes are on the CJP’s protest on Sunday. Whether Delhi Metro services will be affected on Sunday or not will be known in a day. Follow the Delhi protest LIVE blog here for minute-by-minute updates on the CJP protest, traffic advisories and metro and railway updates.
