Security was tightened and traffic restrictions imposed across central Delhi on Tuesday ahead of the INDIA bloc’s proposed march from Parliament to the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and demands for the removal of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar .
Around 4,000 personnel from the Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces have been deployed across New Delhi district amid heightened security following demonstrations by civil society groups demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, which began on October 2.
The march is scheduled to begin at 11am, with Opposition MPs expected to walk from Parliament to the ECI headquarters, according to police. The Delhi Traffic Police said traffic would be regulated and diverted from 8am onwards in and around Connaught Place, Patel Chowk, Parliament Street, the Patel Chowk-GPO stretch, Windsor Place-GPO, Ashoka Road, Jantar Mantar Road and adjoining areas. A senior police officer said elaborate security arrangements had been made along the proposed route and around Parliament and the ECI headquarters to prevent disruptions to traffic and maintain law and order. “No permission has been granted for any such march or gathering,” the officer said.
The Congress had also announced on Monday that its MPs would participate in the protest.
