Delhi News Live Updates: Delhi Police stopped CM Atishi from meeting Sonam Wangchuk, says AAP

Delhi News Today Live Updates: Atishi arrived around 1 PM, but police officers prevented her from entering

Delhi News Live Updates: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi was stopped by police outside the Bawana Police Station while trying to meet detained climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, the Aam Aadmi Party has said. Wangchuk was detained on Monday night with his supporters during his march to Delhi from Ladakh. Atishi arrived around 1 PM, but police officers prevented her from entering. There is a significant police presence around the station, which is located on the Delhi-Haryana border, PTI reported. Wangchuk and about 120 supporters were marching to Delhi to demand a sixth schedule status for their Union Territory. Their march, called ‘Delhi Chalo Padyatra,’ started from Leh a month ago.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Jal Board on Monday announced that residents in several areas will experience disruptions in water supply due to major repair work in the city. The affected areas include Varun Niketan, Raja Garden, Ramesh Nagar, Khyala (Command area of Khyala BPS, PH-I), Rani Bagh, Moti Nagar, Sharda Puri, Tagore Garden, Tihar Village, Tilak Nagar, Rajouri Garden, Hari Nagar and adjoining areas, Vishnu Garden, Subhash Nagar, J.J. Colony Khyala, Ravi Nagar, and Chand Nagar. Residents may face either no water supply or low water pressure until Wednesday. Further updates will be provided as they become available.

In other news, the Delhi Police Commissioner has issued an official order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), imposing prohibitory measures for the next six days. This includes a ban on protests, carrying firearms, and gatherings of five or more people, due to ongoing communal tensions due to the Waqf Amendment Bill, the Shahi Idgah issue in Sadar Bazar, and the charged atmosphere due to the MCD standing committee elections.

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13:51 (IST) 1 Oct 2024
Delhi Police stopped CM Atishi from meeting Sonam Wangchuk, says AAP

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi was stopped by police outside Bawana Police Station while trying to meet climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had been detained on Monday night with his supporters, according to AAP. Atishi arrived around 1 PM, but police officers prevented her from entering. There is a significant police presence around the station, which is located on the Delhi-Haryana border, PTI reported. Wangchuk and about 120 supporters from Ladakh were marching to Delhi to demand sixth schedule status for their Union Territory when they were detained. Their march, called ‘Delhi Chalo Padyatra,’ started from Leh a month ago.

12:51 (IST) 1 Oct 2024
Delhi CM Atishi to meet Sonam Wangchuk, detained Ladakh protesters

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi is set to meet activist Sonam Wangchuk and other detained protesters from Ladakh at Bawana police station, criticizing their detention as a "dictatorship." Atishi expressed that it’s unjust for Ladakhis to be stopped from peacefully protesting and attempting to visit Gandhi Samadhi on October 2.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also condemned the police action, arguing that everyone has the right to come to Delhi. Sisodia pointed out the government's focus on controlling peaceful protestors rather than addressing real issues like crime.

Ladakh MP Haji Hanifa Jan voiced concern over the government's handling of Ladakhi issues and called for a platform to submit their demands to Prime Minister Modi. Wangchuk and his supporters were marching from Leh to New Delhi to demand that Ladakh be included in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, which would provide local law-making powers to protect their land and culture. They were detained under Section 163 of the BNS at the Singhu border on Monday night. (ANI)

12:25 (IST) 1 Oct 2024
Former Central govt employee among 3 held in Delhi for duping man who wanted to install CNG pump

A former employee of the Ministry of Petroleum and two others were arrested by the Delhi Police on Sunday for allegedly duping a man of Rs 2.39 crore three years ago under the pretext of installing a low-cost CNG pump in Najafgarh, the police said.

The police have identified the arrested Amit Kumar Pandey, 41, the mastermind of the scam who forged the registration and allotment documents, Amrendra Kumar, 47, and Amar Singh, 62, the former Central government employee who had posed as the facilitator. The officials carried out raids on the possible hideouts in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and confiscated forged documents and SIM cards, the police said.

Investigators said that Pandey and Kumar surrendered before the Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police which manages sensitive cybercrime cases, the police said. Read Here

11:07 (IST) 1 Oct 2024
Delhi ministers inspect roads to ensure 'pothole-free' capital by end of October

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, along with cabinet ministers, inspected damaged roads across various parts of the city on Tuesday to ensure a pothole-free Delhi by the end of October.

Atishi, accompanied by local MLA Praveen Kumar, examined roads in the Sarai Kale Khan area. She criticized the BJP for allegedly trying to obstruct the government's work by targeting former CM Arvind Kejriwal.

Ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj, Manish Sisodia, Gopal Rai, and Imran Hussain also inspected roads in different areas and directed officials to prioritize repairs.

Atishi had earlier held a meeting, stating that the inspection process would lead to road repairs before Diwali. (PTI)

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