Delhi traffic curbs continue as CJP protest enters second day, diversions affect roads

Stringent traffic restrictions remained in force across several parts of Delhi on Sunday for a second consecutive day as the Cockroach Janta Party CJP renewed its call for protests demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh KumarAccording to a Delhi Traffic Police advisory diversions came into effect from 6 am with traffic movement expected to be affected around Jantar Mantar Connaught Place Mandi House Patel Chowk and several other key intersections in Lutyens DelhiTraffic diversions across central DelhiThe restrictions followed announcements by the CJP and student organisations including the Students Federation of India SFI that protests would continue until their demands were metThe affected stretches include the Ashoka RoadJantar Mantar Road roundabout Tolstoy MargJanpath crossing Jai Singh RoadSansad Marg crossing Rail Bhawan roundabout Patel Chowk Gol Dak Khana and several intersections around Connaught PlaceTraffic movement was also expected to be affected at Mandi House the Minto RoadDeen Dayal Upadhyay Marg junction the Lodhi Road flyover Neela Gumbad roundabout the Samrat Hotel roundabout and the Sardar Patel MargPanchsheel Marg crossing Underpasses beneath the Bhikaji Cama Place and Moti Bagh flyovers were also listed among the affected locationsCJP announces daily marchesAt a press conference at HKS Surjeet Bhawan on Saturday CJP leader Ajinkya Shinde said marches to Jantar Mantar would be held daily until Kumar was removed as chief election commissionerShinde also alleged that protesters including Abhijeet Dipke had been subjected to inhumane treatment by Delhi Police during detentionCJP leaders face preventive arrestPolice said on Sunday that CJP leaders Dipke Ranka and Das had been placed under preventive arrest They were scheduled to be produced before the Executive Magistrate at Delhi Cantt Police Station on SundayMeanwhile SFI general secretary Srijan Bhattacharyya said students would hold peaceful demonstrations He added that locations where police barricades prevented them from proceeding would become their protest sitesCommuters advised to plan journeysThe Delhi Traffic Police advised commuters to avoid nonessential travel and allow extra time for journeys to railway stations interstate bus terminals and the airport particularly when travelling through New Delhi and central DelhiThe advisory said restrictions would be regulated or relaxed based on realtime assessments of the situation Commuters were also urged to follow updates on the traffic polices official website and social media platformsWith inputs from PTI