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Lutyens Delhi Paralyzed by Barricades and Traffic Jams Due to INDIA Bloc Protest
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News18•06-10-2026, 22:30
Lutyens Delhi Paralyzed by Barricades and Traffic Jams Due to INDIA Bloc Protest
- •Extensive barricading and heavy police deployment shut down several key stretches in Lutyens Delhi for over ten hours on Tuesday.
- •The traffic disruptions were implemented in view of the INDIA bloc protest march against the Election Commission and electoral roll revisions.
- •Commuters faced massive traffic jams, long detours, and crawling vehicles on surrounding stretches including Patel Chowk, Connaught Place, and Ashoka Road.
- •Many motorists abandoned their vehicles or cabs to take the metro after being stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic for hours.
- •Traffic police stated that restrictions were based on security requirements and would be eased as soon as operational conditions permitted.
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Barricades and heavy police deployment shut several roads in Lutyens' Delhi due to the INDIA bloc march protesting alleged irregularities in the Election Commission's functioning and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Opposition MPs and leaders marching from the Parliament building towards the Election Commission office were stopped near the NITI Aayog office on Parliament Street.
Traffic congestion was heavy near Patel Chowk, GPO roundabouts, Connaught Place Outer Circle, RML Hospital, Ashoka Road, Jaisingh Road, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Sansad Marg, Jantar Mantar, and major entry routes like Sardar Patel Marg and Dhaula Kuan junction.
