Delhi: The Delhi Police has rejected permission for a protest planned by the Cockroach Janata Party at Jantar Mantar on October 10, citing a failure to follow the mandatory ten-day notice protocol and prevailing law and order considerations. Joint CP Nupur Prasad stated that intimation was provided on short notice, which violated established administrative guidelines.
In response to the denied demonstration, extensive security arrangements and preventive curbs have been implemented across Central Delhi, where Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita remains in force. The police administration has directed the closure of fifty-seven metro stations, cancelled several Delhi-bound trains from their originating points, and deployed two hundred Central Armed Police Forces companies alongside Rapid Action Force units and anti-riot vehicles.
Central Delhi businesses, including liquor shops and restaurants, face potential closures to pre-empt public disruption during the heightened security phase. Authorities have also issued public appeals urging residents, particularly devotees and youths, to refrain from participating in any unlawful assemblies.