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Delhi Traffic Paralysis: INDIA Bloc March Triggers Massive Jams Across Lutyens
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Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 14:20
Delhi Traffic Paralysis: INDIA Bloc March Triggers Massive Jams Across Lutyens
- •A march by INDIA bloc leaders towards the Election Commission headquarters caused severe traffic disruptions and massive jams across Lutyens Delhi on Tuesday.
- •Key areas including India Gate, Connaught Place, Parliament Street, and Jantar Mantar witnessed bumper-to-bumper traffic and slow-moving vehicles.
- •Commuters were stranded for hours, with many abandoning their vehicles to switch to the Metro or walk to their destinations.
- •Police implemented heavy barricading and diversions due to the protest against the special intensive revision of electoral rolls and simultaneous VIP movements.
- •Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were stopped near the NITI Aayog office during the high-drama march.
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Massive traffic jams and congestion across Lutyens' Delhi were triggered by an INDIA bloc march towards the Election Commission to protest against the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, alongside heavy security barricading and VIP movements near hotels.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with other opposition MPs and supporters, were stopped by police near the NITI Aayog office on Parliament Street during the march.
Due to vehicles inching forward at zero speed for hours, several commuters abandoned their vehicles, switched to the Metro, or walked to reach their destinations in central Delhi.
