The Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory ahead of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) protest outside the BJP headquarters in the national capital on Sunday.
The advisory warned of heavy traffic on IP Marg, Vikas Marg, and Minto Road, with DDU Marg closed to traffic from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
“In view of the proposed protest by a political party at DDU Marg Delhi, Traffic will remain heavy at DDU Marg, IP Marg, Minto Road and Vikas Marg. DDU marg may be closed for traffic movement between 11.00 am to 2.00 pm. Kindly avoid these roads and plan your journey accordingly,” Delhi Traffic Police wrote in a post on X.
Traffic AdvisoryIn view of the proposed protest by a political party at DDU Marg Delhi, Traffic will remain heavy at DDU Marg, IP Marg, Minto Road and Vikas Marg. DDU marg may be closed for traffic movement between 11.00 am to 2.00 pm. Kindly avoid these roads and plan your…
— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) May 19, 2024
“Entry/exit at ITO Metro station will remain closed till further notice,” the traffic advisory said.
The Delhi Police has also tightened security at the BJP headquarters in view of the protest announced by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
“An adequate number of police personnel has been deployed, and the area has been barricaded,” said a police officer.
Furthermore, regarding the planned protest, the police said that no permission has been sought for the march till now, and it will not be allowed, sources said.
“Based on the information that has come to us through social media and other channels, we have made preventive arrangements on DDU Marg to ensure that the law and order is maintained…Our main focus is to deploy enough security forces and have barricading in place so that there is a proper law and order situation,” DCP Delhi Central, Harsha Vardhan Mandava, said.
On Saturday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that he and other AAP leaders would head to the BJP headquarters on Sunday, daring Prime Minister Narendra Modi to arrest them all.
“You can see how they are after AAP…I would like to tell the Prime Minister – you are playing this ‘jail ka khel’…Tomorrow, I am coming to the BJP HQ with all my top leaders, MLAs, MPs at 12 noon. You can put in jail whoever you want…” Kejriwal said at a press briefing.
His comments came after his aide Bibhav Kumar was arrested in connection with the alleged assault on his party’s MP Swati Maliwal.
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