Delhi police tighten security, assure they are ready to deal with any situation

As agitation over Citizenship Amendment Act intensifies, Delhi police on tightened security in rth-East part of national captial. Political parties, organizations, and students are holding nationwide protests to oppose Citizenship Amendment Act for last few days. Apart from that, as many as 19 IndiGo flights were canceled while ors were delayed as crew members were stuck in a traffic jam at NH-8. Delhi police have, however,  has assured of sufficient force in  national capital to maintain law and order.

"Sufficient force has been deployed including 10 companies of CRPF and RAF in rast district. We've held many rounds of meeting with locals. We have deployed drones, anti-riot gear to deal with any kind of situation," said Alok Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police.

CAA protests rock nation

Meanwhile, violent protests have been witnessed in Assam where four people have died, in West Bengal where numerous public property was damd and internet was snapped in places. In Delhi, buses were burnt and Jamia Millia students were attacked by police. city is currently experiencing internet shut down in several places. 

While several parts of country saw violent protests, in or places people were seen protesting in a peaceful manner, particularly at Delhi's Jantar Mantar where demonstrators sang Saare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara in patriotic fervor.

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untoward incidents in Mumbai and Delhi

untoward incident was reported during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in national capital on Thursday, Delhi Police said. Delhi Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) Mandeep Singh Randhawa said social media and WhatsApp groups are being closely monitored to check rumor-mongering.

Meanwhile, Mumbai saw thousands of its citizens protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Thursday at August Kranti Maidan. untoward incidents were reported and one was detained by police. Several celebrities who h turned up for protests h thanked police for security arrangements.

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