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Delhi on High Alert: 25,000 Security Personnel Deployed Ahead of Protest
- •Delhi has been placed under massive security restrictions with 25,000 police and paramilitary personnel deployed ahead of a proposed protest by the Cockroach Janta Party and INDIA bloc at Jantar Mantar.
- •Delhi Police denied permission for the gathering citing inadequate advance notice, potential law-and-order concerns, and alleged violations during a previous demonstration.
- •Entry and exit restrictions have been imposed at 45 Delhi Metro stations, and several train services arriving or departing from New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations have been cancelled.
- •The protest demands the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of electoral roll manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
- •INDIA bloc leaders met President Droupadi Murmu to submit a memorandum outlining key demands, including the suspension of the SIR exercise, repeal of the CEC immunity law, and a return to paper ballots.
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Delhi has been placed under heavy security with 25,000 police and paramilitary personnel deployed. Authorities have imposed entry and exit restrictions at 45 Delhi Metro stations, increased surveillance at borders and transit hubs, cancelled several trains, and ordered the closure of liquor shops across the city as a precautionary measure.
Delhi Police denied permission citing potential law-and-order complications, inadequate advance notice, and alleged violations during a previous protest where gatherings allegedly continued for a month and led to violent incidents injuring over 200 personnel. Furthermore, the party's communication was considered an intimation rather than a properly submitted application filed at least 10 days prior.
INDIA bloc leaders submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the repeal of the 2023 law granting lifelong immunity to election commissioners, and the immediate suspension of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. They also called for restoring 13.30 crore allegedly deleted voters, returning to paper ballots, and repealing recent assembly election results tainted by vote manipulation.
