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Traffic Alert: Jantar Mantar Area Faces Diversions, Closures on Oct 2 Due to Protests
- •Delhi Traffic Police advises commuters to avoid Jantar Mantar and surrounding areas on Friday, October 2, due to planned protests.
- •The protests, organized by AAP and student unions, demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter deletion.
- •Traffic from Connaught Place towards Patel Chowk will be diverted, and movement from Patel Chowk towards GPO will be regulated.
- •Tolstoy Marg and Jantar Mantar Road will experience regulations or diversions; motorists should use alternate routes.
- •Commuters heading to Central Delhi, including Connaught Place and Parliament Street, should plan alternate routes and expect increased travel time.
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Delhi Traffic Police announced that traffic from Connaught Place towards Patel Chowk, Patel Chowk towards GPO, and on Tolstoy Marg and Jantar Mantar Road will be regulated or diverted. Commuters are advised to avoid Jantar Mantar, Parliament Street, Ashoka Road, and adjoining areas while allowing extra travel time.
The protest is organized by the AAP and student unions to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. This demonstration is driven by concerns over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and alleged mass deletion of voters.
Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita remains applicable in the specified area under orders from the competent authority. Additionally, the stopping or parking of vehicles on or near the regulated stretches is strictly prohibited.
