Delhi’s Connaught Place Central Park closed for 2 days amid CJP rally call

With the Cockroach Janta Party calling for a ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ gathering in the Capital Friday, the New Delhi Municipal Council Thursday announced that the Central Park in Connaught Place will remain shut to the public on October 16 and 17 “due to administrative reasons”.

The Delhi Police also informed the Delhi High Court that action will be taken against the CJP after a petition raised concerns that the group’s planned protest in Connaught Place could disrupt business activity in the area. The bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma, while hearing a petition by Anil Kumar Gupta who said he was espousing the cause of street vendors and small traders, recorded the police assurance: “The Additional Solicitor General (ASG) assures that the apprehension of the petitioner shall be taken care of as the respondents have taken enough steps in the matter to control and regulate the activity of respondent no.

6 (CJP). all possible steps in accordance with law shall be taken in the matter. The assurance is taken on record.” CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke, and AISA President Neha Bora address media at Press Club in New Delhi on October 15, 2026. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal).