Delhi Police Fortify Connaught Place Amid Row Over CJP Tiranga Rally Call

High security was deployed across Connaught Place after Delhi Police denied permission for a Tiranga rally called by the Kokrajhar Janata Party towards Central Park. Authorities issued notices under the Delhi Police Act and enforced Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita to prohibit unlawful assemblies. While Central Park and the inner circle were barricaded with deployment of police and detention buses, roads and metro stations remained open. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke was served notices directing him to maintain public order, with two other leaders, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurabh Das, already in judicial custody in Tihar Jail. Protesters and citizens carrying national flags began gathering in small numbers near the outer circle and metro exits, stating they had arrived independently to unfurl the tricolour peacefully despite restrictions.