Traffic in Delhi likely to be hit on Thursday due to Sonia's questioning, kanwar yatra

July 20, 2022 21:55

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Anticipated protests over the questioning of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi by the ED and an increase in the number of kanwariyas passing through Delhi are likely to affect traffic movement in parts of the city on Thursday, police said.

The Enforcement Directorate has asked Gandhi to depose before it on July 21 for questioning in the National Herald newspaper-linked money-laundering case.

According to a senior Delhi police official, in view of the ongoing Parliament session, adequate security and traffic arrangements have been made to deal with any "contagious situation" which may arise due to the protests over the Congress chief's questioning.

Meanwhile, some roads near the Congress office have already been barricaded by police in anticipation of the protests on Thursday, sources in the Delhi police said.

Police have advised commuters to avoid Motilal Nehru Marg, Akbar Road, Janpath and Man Singh Road between 9 am and 2 pm on Thursday.

Due to special arrangements, traffic movement will not be allowed on these roads, they said.

Police also said that due to the arrangements, movement of buses will be restricted in some parts of central Delhi on Thursday.

As part of the kanwar yatra, kanwariyas (devotees of Lord Shiva) from different parts of the country collect water from the Ganga river at Haridwar in Uttarakhand to offer at Shiva temples back home. -- PTI

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