Over 6,000 cops on duty, 50,000+ protesters expected: Delhi gears up for CJP march
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The Delhi Police is going to deploy more than 6,000 police personnel in and around the Lutyens’ area ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) flag march (Tiranga Yatra) on October 16. Police shared they have already reserved 5,000 additional personnel from other districts and will guard the Rajiv Chowk area, Connaught Place markets, Central Park, nearby Metro stations, Jantar Mantar and Palika Bazaar.
Adding to this, In addition to the 6,000 personnel, the Delhi Police has deployed 220 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) (AFP) CJP convenor Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday revealed a Tiranga Yatra after his co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were arrested on Tuesday morning and sent to five days of judicial custody for unfurling the national flag. Dipke, along with student organisations, activists and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), will participate in the march, which will start at 5 pm on October 16. Follow Delh protest LIVE updates
Meanwhile, Delhi Police PRO Neha Yadav shared there was no permission for the march and that police had already imposed Section 163 of the BNSS in the area. However, she shared permission could be given to a select few people to conduct a march at some other “suitable space”.
Notably, In addition to the 6,000 personnel, the Delhi Police has deployed 220 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) reserved for New Delhi, according to a senior police officers.
As per the latest buzz, “Out of the 220 companies, 30 companies will work in each shift. There will be three shifts during the day. They will be deployed in New Delhi, surrounding districts, borders and other important areas. If the crowd swells during the night and we need more security, we will increase the strength to 60 companies in one shift,” an officer shared.
In further updates, Police shared more than 10 CCTV cameras had been installed in and around the Central Park and Rajiv Chowk areas ahead of the march.
On top of that, “Since there were hardly any cameras at Central Park and a huge gathering of at least 30,000-50,000 people is expected, we have installed new cameras. The cameras are only there to record the gathering and collect evidence in case of any violations or untoward incidents,” the officer added.
HT also witnessed dozens of barricades lying along the streets near Connaught Place, Patel Chowk, ITO, Sansad Marg and other areas. Police had not blocked any roads as of Thursday evening.
Source: Hindustan Times