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Section 163 imposed in parts of New Delhi ahead of CJP’s Parliament march: What it means and what’s prohibited?

Section 163 imposed in parts of New Delhi ahead of CJP’s Parliament march: What it means and what’s prohibited?

Security has been tightened across the New Delhi district ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament and the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) proposed ‘Chalo Sansad’ march on Monday, July 20, with the Delhi Police imposing prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS. CJP Parliament March: Adequate arrangements have been made to respond to any law-and-order situation. (Hindustan Times) The heightened security comes after the CJP announced the march to protest alleged irregularities in the NEET examination and demand the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Also read | Delhi Police ‘won’t allow’ CJP’s Parliament march on July 20, calls it ‘illegal’ Why were the restrictions imposed? Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sachin Sharma issued a public advisory on X on Sunday, stating that the “Delhi Police categorically clarifies that no permission has been sought or granted for any such protest march/procession.” “Accordingly, protest marches, processions, demonstrations and assemblies of five or more persons are strictly prohibited, except at the designated protest site at Jantar Mantar, with prior permission,” the Delhi Police said in …

‘After Wayanad Polling, Congress Will Announce Another Seat For Its Yuvraj’: PM Modi Sharpens Attack On Rahul

Last Updated: April 20, 2024, 21:27 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Image/PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi discusses key issues in post-poll interview during Karnataka visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi ripped into Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, saying that the Wayanad MP will be forced to look for another safe seat after the Lok Sabha elections in his Kerala constituency. In an interview after the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, Modi touched upon a range of issues including allegations against central agencies, BJP’s focus on southern states, and the country’s mood amid the election season. “Congress’s Yuvraj fled North and took refuge in South in Wayanad. After the Wayanad elections, Congress will announce another seat (for Rahul). Mark my words,” the Prime Minister told Asianet Newsable in an interview released on the date he addressed two public meetings in Bengaluru and Chikkaballapura. In the last Lok Sabha elections in 2019, Rahul contested both Kerala’s Wayanad and UP’s Amethi. In that election, he lost Amethi, once considered a Congress bastion, to now Union Minister …