New Delhi Traffic Congestion: Traffic Crawls Across Lutyens' Delhi Amid INDIA Bloc March to EC
Delhi police said 8 am diversions and barricades will affect central New Delhi as INDIA bloc leaders march to the Election Commission.
- On Tuesday, the INDIA bloc marched toward the Election Commission in New Delhi, forcing Delhi Police to implement diversions and barricades near Parliament Street, Connaught Place, and Jantar Mantar.
- Opposition parties organized the march as part of their 'Save Democracy' campaign to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, opposing the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Delhi Police and over five companies of paramilitary forces established multiple layers of barricades along the route. Authorities stopped Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra near the NITI Aayog office on Parliament Street.
- Traffic restrictions turned Lutyens' Delhi into long stretches of gridlock, with commuters reporting being "stuck for nearly an hour." Many motorists abandoned vehicles to switch to the Metro as bumper-to-bumper traffic built up.
- The Election Commission rejected allegations of a split among its three-member body, maintaining that decisions on the SIR exercise were taken unanimously. This confrontation between the poll panel and Opposition marks an ongoing dispute over electoral transparency.
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Hindustan TimesNew Delhi traffic congestion: Traffic crawls across Lutyens' Delhi amid INDIA bloc march to EC
Traffic restrictions affected major roads in New Delhi during the INDIA bloc's march to the Election Commission. Commuters experienced significant delays, with many stranded for over an hour due to congestion. The police implemented diversions and barricades in response to the protest against the revision of electoral rolls. Alternative routes proved difficult to navigate as vehicles packed tightly along blocked roads.
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