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Delhi to Deploy 23,000 Central Forces for Jantar Mantar 2.0
Delhi is preparing for a new protest planned to begin on 10 October.
The government has arranged about 23,000 central security personnel for Delhi Police to use from 8 to 12 October.
Some of these forces were already in Delhi, and more have now been approved.
The protest group says it wants the chief election official to resign over changes to voter lists.
Some security teams will come from areas including Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh.
Delhi Police will also send at least 15,000 of its own personnel.
Officials say the extra forces are intended to help keep order and prevent incidents.
The deployment is among the largest for a protest in the capital, according to the article.
The Ministry of Home Affairs made 221 companies of central forces available to Delhi Police from 8 to 12 October, amounting to roughly 23,000 personnel.
The deployment includes 111 companies already assigned for July protests and 110 newly sanctioned companies.
The Cockroach Janta Party has announced a mobilisation from 10 October, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over electoral-roll revision issues.
Some CRPF companies are being drawn from Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh, including areas where forces had supported anti-Naxal operations.
At least 15,000 Delhi Police personnel are also expected to be deployed; the article says the central-force total is close to the 236 companies used for the G20 Summit.
- Who
- The Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi Police, central armed police forces, and the Cockroach Janta Party.
- What
- A deployment of 221 companies of central forces, roughly 23,000 personnel, for protest-related law and order duties.
- Where
- New Delhi, with forces drawn in part from Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh.
- When
- The central-force deployment is scheduled for 8 to 12 October; the announced mobilisation begins 10 October.
- Why
- To support law and order during protests, including the planned mobilisation seeking Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over electoral-roll issues.
Protest organisers
Security authorities
Purpose of the mobilisation and deployment
Protest organisers
The Cockroach Janta Party says its mobilisation is intended to press for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over issues surrounding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Security authorities
A security-establishment source says the additional forces are needed for law and order during ongoing protests and to help prevent untoward incidents.
Key facts
- Central-force deployment
- 221 companies, roughly 23,000 personnel
- Deployment dates
- 8–12 October
- Previously assigned companies
- 111 companies made available for the July protests
- Newly sanctioned companies
- 110 companies
- Delhi Police personnel
- At least 15,000
- Planned mobilisation
- The Cockroach Janta Party announced it would start on 10 October
- G20 Summit comparison
- 236 CAPF companies and around 25,000 Delhi Police personnel were deployed
Quotes
A source in the security establishment
An unnamed source in the security establishment discussing the deployment.
“These companies are being brought in for law and order duties amid the ongoing protests in Delhi to ensure there are no untoward incidents.”
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Sources
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