New Delhi: Delhi Police has stepped up security across the national capital ahead of the INDIA bloc’s Friday march to Rashtrapati Bhavan to seek President Droupadi Murmu’s intervention over its demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, sources said.
More than 20,000 police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed across central Delhi, where the Cockroach Janata Party too has announced another protest on Saturday, this time against Kumar.
Security has been strengthened around Parliament, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar and other sensitive locations.
Police teams are keeping a close watch on possible gathering points and routes leading towards Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Additional contingents of Central Armed Police Forces have been mobilised to man key roads.
Pickets and barricades have been placed at strategic points.
The police have urged commuters to plan their journeys and follow traffic advisories as restrictions and diversions may affect movement in central Delhi.
Meanwhile, according to ANI, Security agencies are closely monitoring social media activity ahead of CJP’s proposed protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on October 10. This comes as some groups have issued calls on social media for protests or gatherings in Delhi around October 10.
Authorities are monitoring such calls to prevent any confrontation or law-and-order situation.
The security arrangements in New Delhi district will witness multi-layered barricading, CCTV surveillance and Facial Recognition System (FRS)-enabled cameras to monitor movement.
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