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Delhi Police Block CJP Tiranga Rally at Central Park

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC · How we work

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Delhi denies march

The Cockroach Janata Party held a Tiranga march in Bengaluru on Friday and planned a rally at Central Park in Delhi’s Connaught Place.
Police granted Bengaluru permission with time limits but refused Delhi permission, citing a Karnataka High Court order and Section 163 prohibitory orders.
Bengaluru police issued a letter permitting the march 5 pm-6:30 pm, banning slogans and traffic obstruction.
Delhi Police deployed 6,000 officers, closed Central Park, and cited Section 163 to warn Abhijeet Dipke.

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Court trusts police

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) staged a Tiranga march in Bengaluru on Friday and scheduled a parallel rally at Central Park in Delhi’s Connaught Place.
Authorities and traders warned the Delhi protest could disrupt business and traffic, while the Delhi High Court refused to block the rally, trusting police regulation.
The Delhi Municipal Council ordered Central Park closed on Friday and Saturday for administrative reasons.

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Historical Context

Anna Hazare’s 5 April 2011 hunger strike at Jantar Mantar sparked nationwide protests; Delhi police arrested him and roughly 1,300 supporters under Section 144. The same legal framework reappears in today’s Cockroach Janata Party Tiranga march in Bengaluru and the planned Central Park rally, which face similar police caps and judicial scrutiny by authorities despite.

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Delhi denies march

The Cockroach Janata Party held a Tiranga march in Bengaluru on Friday and planned a rally at Central Park in Delhi’s Connaught Place.
Police granted Bengaluru permission with time limits but refused Delhi permission, citing a Karnataka High Court order and Section 163 prohibitory orders.
Bengaluru police issued a letter permitting the march 5 pm-6:30 pm, banning slogans and traffic obstruction.
Delhi Police deployed 6,000 officers, closed Central Park, and cited Section 163 to warn Abhijeet Dipke.

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