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Delhi Traffic Paralysis: INDIA Bloc Protest Triggers Massive Jams in Lutyens
- •Heavy barricades and multiple police diversions disrupted traffic across Lutyens’ Delhi for over ten hours on Tuesday.
- •The traffic chaos was caused by an INDIA bloc protest march against the Election Commission and electoral roll revisions.
- •Major roads including Ashoka Road, Sansad Marg, and Patel Chowk suffered severe bumper-to-bumper congestion.
- •Commuters faced immense difficulties, with many forced to abandon vehicles, take long detours, or switch to the metro.
- •Delhi Traffic Police deployed personnel to manage the situation and promised to ease restrictions as operational conditions permitted.
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Heavy security barricades and diversions were put in place due to the INDIA bloc march protesting alleged irregularities in the Election Commission's functioning and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Opposition leaders marched from Parliament toward the Election Commission headquarters before being stopped near NITI Aayog on Parliament Street.
Traffic congestion crawled near Patel Chowk and GPO roundabouts, Connaught Place Outer Circle, RML Hospital, Ashoka Road, Jaisingh Road, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Sansad Marg, Jantar Mantar, Sardar Patel Marg, St Martin Marg, and the Dhaula Kuan junction.
Faced with crawling traffic and closed routes, many motorists abandoned their vehicles or cabs to walk to their destinations or switch to the metro, while those with authorized identity cards were permitted through the barricades.
