The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) began a Tiranga Yatra in Delhi on Friday, with party leaders and workers carrying a tricolour described in the report as 200 feet long. The procession comes as Delhi Police have tightened security in parts of the city and imposed restrictions in Connaught Place amid plans for another protest.
AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bhardwaj addressed participants during the march and questioned the need for increased security around the procession. He said the party was carrying the national flag and argued that doing so should not be treated as a security concern.
“They say that you cannot wave the Tiranga in India. Why can’t we do that? Are we doing something?” Bhardwaj said, according to the report. He compared the issue with the freedom struggle, saying the British had insisted that only the British flag be displayed while Indians wanted to carry the Tricolour.
Bhardwaj also criticised the security arrangements. “Security is being tightened to stop the Tiranga. This is foolishness,” he said. His remarks were made during the procession and were directed at the measures being taken around the planned political activities in Delhi.
The report said Delhi Police had made elaborate security arrangements because a separate group was also expected to hold a Tiranga Yatra in the city on the same day. Section 163 has been imposed in Connaught Place, a central commercial and public gathering district that routinely hosts political demonstrations, public events and large crowds.
The restrictions and security deployment make the procession relevant beyond the political statements being exchanged. Connaught Place’s roads and public spaces carry significant pedestrian and vehicular movement, and police controls around demonstrations can affect access, movement and the functioning of nearby businesses. The report, however, does not specify the AAP procession’s full route, its expected duration or any traffic-diversion plan.
The available account also does not state whether the procession resulted in arrests, clashes, injuries or confirmed disruption to public transport. It records the launch of the march, the police security measures, the restrictions in Connaught Place and Bhardwaj’s criticism of those arrangements. Further operational details would depend on subsequent police or administration updates.
