CJP Protest Today LIVE: Security tightened, Central Park Connaught Place closed; Dipke “under constant surveillance” | Today’s news
CJP protest today LIVE: Following Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke’s ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march in Connaught Place Central Park today, Delhi Police security has been tightened around Parliament Street Police Station. The Tiranga CJP march will start around 5:00 PM.
The protest march comes amid a standoff with the Delhi Police over demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. It is being organized days after Jantar Mantar was denotified as a protest site.
After being flagged, CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das “entered” the Jantar Mantar holding the Indian tricolor after which they were detained and sent to a five-day trial.
The Delhi Police asked people to stay away from the CJP’s proposed ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march at Connaught Place on Friday, but said it could allow a select group of people to wave the national flag and sing the national anthem at an appropriate venue.
the closing of Central Park; Delhi Police Traffic Restrictions
Traffic on some roads in and around Connaught Place is likely to be affected from 3 pm on Friday in view of the proposed rally at Central Park, Connaught Place, the Delhi Traffic Police said in its advisory.
“Commuters are advised to plan their journeys accordingly, allow sufficient travel time, use public transport whenever possible and follow the directions of traffic personnel,” the advisory said, adding, “Traffic diversions may be imposed depending on the prevailing situation. Stay informed and follow Delhi Traffic Police instructions for real-time route updates.”
Meanwhile, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Thursday announced that Central Park in Connaught Place will remain closed to the public on October 16 and 17 for “administrative reasons”. The Delhi Police said the ban under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) was already in force in Connaught Place and surrounding areas.
Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for the latest updates on the CJP ‘Tiranga’ March at Central Park Connaught Place today.
