A No Objection Certificate (NOC) has been issued to the Congress for a rally at Ramlila Maidan, said Delhi Police on Saturday.
This follows Jantar Mantar being de-notified as a designated venue for organising protests and demonstrations in Delhi. The Delhi Police has designated three alternative locations for holding such activities. The three new designated protest venues are Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground in East Delhi. The protests also witnessed a police crackdown as over a hundred of demonstrators were detained amid heightened security in central Delhi. Congress has been staging continuous protests against the CEC, with INDIA Bloc allies joining the chorus. Amidst this, Jantar Mantar was de-notified as the protest site, days after the proposed Cockroach Janata Party-led protest in the capital saw heavy police crackdown. Das, Ranka and others were later arrested for allegedly trespassing at Jantar Mantar.
Speaking to ANI, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Central Rohit Rajbir Singh said the ground will be booked from October 25 to November 3. CJP activists Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were also detained on October 10 and later released after being produced before the Executive Magistrate on October 11. Later, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five days of judicial custody on October 14 following their detention, party member Ajinkya Shinde said, asserting that the activists would not be intimidated by the action. Authorities invoked Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), imposing strict prohibitory orders against public assemblies in Central Delhi.
Dipke has been granted bail in Delhi, subject to certain conditions, Delhi Police said. Following this, Delhi Police detained Dipke on Friday to prevent him from leading the scheduled ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ rally at Central Park in Connaught Place.
