Delhi Police have increased security around Connaught Place and Jantar Mantar ahead of a proposed Tricolour March by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), while the New Delhi Municipal Council has informed the police that Connaught Place’s Central Park will remain closed on October 16 and 17 for administrative reasons.
The march is scheduled to begin at 5 pm on Friday at Central Park. The CJP has called the event to protest the arrests of its co-coordinators Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, according to a report by Live Hindustan – NCR. The organisation has asked supporters to gather at the park and has also appealed for similar marches in other cities.
CJP coordinator Abhijeet Dipke has alleged that police personnel in plain clothes were monitoring him before the march. In a post on X, Dipke claimed that the place where he was staying had been surrounded and that a white Scorpio vehicle was repeatedly following him. He shared photographs showing the vehicle and several people standing beside a road at night.
The report does not independently establish the identity of the people or the vehicle shown in the photographs. Dipke’s allegation remains a claim attributed to him. No detailed police response to the allegation is included in the supplied report.
The security arrangements have been strengthened around Connaught Place Central Park and Jantar Mantar because of the planned gathering. The report says police personnel are maintaining heightened watch in the surrounding areas. The Aam Aadmi Party has extended support to the march, while other student organisations are also expected to participate.
The planned closure of Central Park has become a separate point of contention. The NDMC has written to the police about keeping the park closed on October 16 and 17 for administrative reasons. Dipke criticised the decision in another post on X, questioning whether authorities would similarly close every location if organisers announced marches at 100 different places.
The proposed march had also been challenged in the Delhi High Court. According to the supplied report, the court declined to stop the event after receiving an assurance from the Delhi Police regarding security arrangements. The report does not provide the text of the court order or specify any conditions imposed on the organisers.
The immediate administrative issues are therefore the management of the gathering, access to Central Park and security deployment around one of Delhi’s busiest commercial and public spaces. The march is scheduled for 5 pm on Friday, with police and civic authorities expected to implement the arrangements already announced.
