Connaught Place and surrounding places of the national capital on Monday witnessed traffic snarls and blockages amid heightened security in wake of the Chalo Sansad March call by the Cockroach Janta Party and their protest at Jantar Mantar.
The New Delhi District Police enforced prohibitory orders u/s 163 BNSS in the district, except designated protest site at Jantar Mantar Road.
According to the police, no permission was sought or granted for any march to Parliament on Monday, while the cops had advised people to not be part of any unauthorised gathering or procession.
Meanwhile, thousands of people, including CJP supporters had gathered in the area to be take part in the demonstration, while they spilled over different places around Connaught Place areas, including outer circle, Feroz Shah Road, Janpath, etc., while the security personnel tried to control the situation.
The protest, which has been ongoing at Jantar Mantar since quite a while, intensified, with the demonstrators trying to walk towards the Parliament.
Metro Station gate closures, and heavy deployment of security personnel was seen on parliament street, and other key locations and the entry points to the central area.
Many people also claimed that they were unable to access internet connection through mobile data on their phones around the Janpath, Jantar Mantar, and Connaught place areas.
Metro gates were shut in the morning due to security reason at stations including Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat and Seva Teerth, that were later opened.
Towards the evening, many spilled over protestors had reached the Barakhamba Road, Indira Chowk, Connaught Place, which disturbed traffic movement, however, they were disbursed by the security personnel.
Meanwhile, traffic police have also issued advisories asking commuters to avoid Rafi Marg, Motilal Nehru Marg, Maulana Azad Road, Parliament Street, Ashoka Road and Talkatora Road in wake of the arrangements in place due to the Monsoon Session of parliament.
Many people, who said that they had come to support the cause of education, and student welfare, expressed disappointment that there was a lot of confusion, and they could not figure out where to assemble and how to go about it.
Many office goers expressed that they had to face inconvenience due to the traffic situation, due to which they were late to work on a Monday.
Meanwhile, the police have requested people not to fall prey to any rumour, misgivings, and, to assist Delhi Police in maintaining peace and public order at and around the protest site.