Congress demonstration: Protest was permitted at Jantar Mantar, says Special CP Law & Order

Jun 13, 2022

New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): As congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared before Enforcement Directorate in connection with the National Herald case, hundreds of congress leaders and workers staged demonstration in the National Capital. Many leaders were also detained by the Delhi Police. Speaking about the protest, Special Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Sagar Preet Hooda said that permission for a large-scale protest was granted at Jantar Mantar. Speaking to ANI, Hooda said, “Today morning, we received a list of 200 people to go to AICC office, after which they revised it and listed 214 people. We allowed them and detained unauthorised gathering that happened at a few spots. Situation and traffic are normal now. Protests not permitted in the area anymore.” ”Section 144 was already imposed, Supreme Court has some guidelines and as per our own SoP, we could not provide the permission; we permitted 100 people to go to the AICC office and the rest of the demonstration was permitted to be held at Jantar Mantar,” he added.