Delhi Police have increased security arrangements ahead of a proposed protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10, while a police personnel reportedly addressed worshippers inside a mosque in Old Delhi and appealed to them not to participate in the gathering. The account, published by Live Hindustan – NCR, requires verification of the organisation identified as CJP and of the reported security deployment before publication as confirmed news.
According to the report, CJP has called for a peaceful demonstration seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The report says the protest is scheduled at Jantar Mantar and that Delhi Police have advised people not to join any unauthorised gathering. It also says the police have strengthened security across the city in anticipation of the event.
The report states that a police personnel visited a mosque in the Old Delhi area on Thursday and read a department message to people present there over a microphone. The message reportedly asked residents not to participate in the proposed protest themselves and not to allow their children to join it. It also urged people to avoid rumours, inflammatory messages and provocation, follow the law, and cooperate with the police and administration in maintaining security in their area.
The police message, as quoted by the publication, said residents should advise friends, family members and children not to become part of an unnecessary crowd or protest because the administration was carrying out its responsibilities and people, including children, should not face harm. The report does not identify the mosque, the police personnel or the senior officer who authorised the address.
The account further says that approximately 11,000 additional personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces are being deployed in Delhi for the security arrangements over the coming days. It does not provide a deployment order, police advisory, official press statement or details of the locations where the additional personnel will be stationed.
The report says CJP co-convenor Saurav Das visited Parliament Street police station on Wednesday and submitted formal information about the proposed October 10 demonstration. It also says Delhi Police told the publication that permission had not been granted for a protest at Jantar Mantar and appealed to people to avoid unauthorised gatherings.
The report identifies the organisation as CJP and gives its name in Hindi in a form that may reflect a translation or transcription error. Its full official name, the status of the protest notice submitted by Saurav Das, the police position on permission, and the reported 11,000-person deployment should be checked against official Delhi Police records or statements before publication. The supplied material does not establish whether any detentions occurred in connection with the proposed event, although it makes that broader claim in its opening account.
