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Delhi Police starts detaining people near Jantar Mantar, CJP’s Dipke leaves for Delhi
Delhi Police remove ‘suspicious’ people near Jantar Mantar on Saturday ahead of the protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party. A government official told HT on Friday that three sports facilities in Delhi will be used as temporary detention centres, if required. Read more here.
With a massive gathering expected on Saturday, the Capital has been turned into a fortress, with more than 40,000 Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel deployed to prevent protesters from converging on Jantar Mantar for a demonstration called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities.
Communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday rejected billionaire Elon Musk’s claim that his satellite internet service, Starlink, was being blocked by “certain oligarchs”, asserting that India does not allow a monopoly in any sector and questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s response to a post by Musk.
