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Delhi Police Impose Section 163 Ahead of Jantar Mantar Protest Against CEC
- •Delhi Police imposed a prohibitory order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, ahead of a protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Section 163 prohibits public meetings, assemblies of five or more persons, processions, demonstrations, picketing, dharnas, shouting slogans, and speeches without prior written permission.
- •The order also bans carrying firearms, banners, placards, lathis, swords, sticks, brickbats, or similar articles.
- •DCP New Delhi Sachin Sharma urged cooperation, stating that protests and demonstrations are not permitted and preventive arrangements are in place.
- •Delhi Metro announced the closure of entry and exit gates at several metro stations, including Janpath, Patel Chowk, and Central Secretariat, though interchange facilities remain operational at key stations.
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Delhi Police imposed Section 163 of the BNSS, 2023 ahead of the Jantar Mantar demonstration to prohibit unauthorized public assemblies, demonstrations, and processions against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar regarding alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation closed entry and exit gates at stations including Janpath, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, Rajiv Chowk, Seva Teerth, Mandi House, Lok Kalyan Marg, INA, Chawri Bazar, Ramakrishna Ashram Marg, and New Delhi until further notice, though interchange facilities remain available at select hubs.
The protest at Jantar Mantar was called by members of left student organisations and civil society, while the Congress party's youth wing also planned a march to the Election Commission office as part of a four-day agitation.
