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Traffic Curbs in Central Delhi as INDIA Bloc Marches to EC
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News18•06-10-2026, 10:30
Traffic Curbs in Central Delhi as INDIA Bloc Marches to EC
- •Traffic movement in parts of central Delhi will be affected on Tuesday due to a march by INDIA bloc opposition MPs to the Election Commission headquarters.
- •The protest is against the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, with traffic police implementing special arrangements, diversions and regulations from 8 am.
- •Key affected areas include Connaught Place, Patel Chowk, Parliament Street, Ashoka Road, Jantar Mantar and surrounding stretches.
- •Commuters are advised to avoid unnecessary journeys through these areas and expect barricading and heavy congestion.
- •Apart from the march to the EC office, opposition leaders are also scheduled to meet President Droupadi Murmu to raise concerns over the SIR exercise.
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Traffic movement in central Delhi is affected because opposition MPs of the INDIA bloc are marching to the Election Commission headquarters to protest against the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Vehicular movement is regulated or diverted on key roads including parts of Connaught Place, Patel Chowk, Parliament Street, Ashoka Road, and Jantar Mandar.
Aside from marching to the Election Commission office, opposition leaders are scheduled to meet President Droupadi Murmu to raise their concerns regarding the SIR exercise.
The Election Commission has rejected allegations of a split within its three-member body, maintaining that all decisions relating to the SIR exercise were taken unanimously.
