Protests by the BJP and the AAP a few hundred metres apart on the DDU Marg here left commuters stranded in long traffic jams in central Delhi as police barricaded roads and diverted vehicles.
Bumper-to-bumper traffic was also witnessed on the National Highway-24 and National Highway-9 near Akshardham.
While the AAP staged a protest over alleged cheating in the Chandigarh mayoral polls, the BJP protested against "corruption" in the Arvind Kejriwal government.
The headquarters of both the parties are on the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) Marg and the distance between them is less than 800 metres.
Traffic movement was affected on the DDU Marg and roads leading to it, with long jams witnessed at the ITO, a major intersection of the city
With barricades put up on several areas in Central Delhi, other roads too saw traffic congestion.
"Movement of traffic is restricted on DDU Marg due to demonstrations. Traffic is heavy on Vikas Marg, IP Marg, Minto Road, JLN Marg and nearby areas due to diversion of traffic. Commuters are advised to avoid these stretches," the Delhi Traffic Police posted on 'X'.
"Diversions have been made for smooth flow of traffic. We are witnessing traffic on GT Karnal road and some parts of central Delhi. Staff have been deputed to manage the traffic jams," a senior official of the Delhi Traffic Police said.
There were long jams near India Gate, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg and Minto Road near Connaught Place. Traffic was crawling on Mathura also.
The commuters also posted on X on the traffic situation. They mentioned that the traffic was heavy at Sarai Kale Khan, on Vikas Marg near Preet Vihar and at Dayanand Vihar. The traffic was also affected near Town Hall Chadni Chowk.
Meanwhile, a Delhi Police crime branch team is at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence to serve him a notice in connection with a probe over his claim that the BJP was trying to buy some AAP MLAs, official sources said Friday night.
A team of Crime Branch officials have reached Kejriwal's residence to serve him the notice related to the inquiry, they said.
In a post on X, Kejriwal had claimed last week that seven of his party MLAs had been contacted by the "them". After Kejriwal's allegations, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva had hit back saying, "This shows how much politically desperate Kejriwal has become. This unfounded allegation by him is an attempt to keep himself politically alive. The allegation that the BJP wants to break away MLAs of the ruling AAP, having 62 out of 70 MLAs in Delhi, shows his mental bankruptcy."
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