{"id":2702,"date":"2026-10-16T08:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/16\/delhi-police-limits-flag-waving-at-cjp-tiranga-march\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:31:10","slug":"delhi-police-limits-flag-waving-at-cjp-tiranga-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/16\/delhi-police-limits-flag-waving-at-cjp-tiranga-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi Police Limits Flag\u2011Waving at CJP\u2019s Tiranga March Amid Broad Political Pushback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Friday, Oct.\u202f16, 2026, Delhi Police announced that a select group would be permitted to wave the Indian tricolour at the Central Park protest organized by the Confederation of Joint Protestors (CJP). The police simultaneously urged the broader public to stay away from the venue, citing prohibitory orders that remain in force and a lack of official permission for the march.<\/p>\n<h2>Police deployment and legal backdrop<\/h2>\n<p>More than 6,000 Delhi Police personnel and 220 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) companies were deployed across the capital ahead of the scheduled 5\u202fp.m. gathering. The authorities have imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (2023), which the Supreme Court has asked the Union government to clarify. On Oct.\u202f15, a two\u2011judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant directed the Centre to \u201cenlighten\u201d the court about the basis for those orders.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Supreme Court declined to hear an urgent plea challenging the National Development Management Council\u2019s decision to close Central Park ahead of the protest, leaving the prohibitory orders intact. Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar told the court that preventive measures taken on Oct.\u202f10 were based on intelligence inputs and aimed at averting public disorder. He added that detainees from the Oct.\u202f10 demonstrations were provided \u201chot, fresh and good meals\u201d and were held in makeshift centres for two to six hours before being released.<\/p>\n<h2>Political reactions and accusations<\/h2>\n<p>The planned march has drawn sharp reactions from several political leaders. AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj announced a \u201cTiranga Yatra\u201d to be held in front of Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament, signalling support for the flag\u2011waving demonstration. AAP leader Gopal Rai also endorsed the CJP\u2019s \u201cTiranga Lahra Do\u201d campaign, urging party workers nationwide to carry the tricolour and warning that \u201cif the vote is saved, democracy will be saved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Congress party accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of briefing editors \u201coff the record\u201d to shield Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from scrutiny. AICC Media and Publicity Department chairman Pawan Khera said the party learned of the briefing from the editors themselves. In a separate statement, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh criticised Rahul Gandhi, claiming the opposition leader was \u201ckeeping the Constitution in his pocket, spreading anarchy.\u201d Singh invoked the 1975 Emergency, alleging that Gandhi\u2019s actions undermined democratic institutions.<\/p>\n<p>West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh charged the CJP with disrupting Navratri and Durga Puja celebrations, saying that political protests during the festivals were creating tension and preventing people from observing the traditions peacefully.<\/p>\n<h2>Journalist safety and detentions<\/h2>\n<p>Amid the heightened security, the Press Council of India issued fresh safety guidelines for reporters covering protests. The advisory, adopted on Oct.\u202f14 and released on Oct.\u202f15, urges journalists to carry valid ID cards, keep first\u2011aid kits, plan escape routes and adhere to ethical reporting standards.<\/p>\n<p>The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported that at least 43 journalists were temporarily detained while covering anti\u2011CEC protests in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune and Mumbai on Oct.\u202f10 and Oct.\u202f11. Some journalists were assaulted, phones were seized, and a few detainees were taken up to 65\u202fkm away from the protest sites. Journalist Rana Ayyub said police beat her with a baton; The Caravan\u2019s Ryan Thomas recounted a head injury and a slap. CPJ noted that detentions continued even after the Supreme Court secured assurances on Oct.\u202f11 that journalists should not be impeded.<\/p>\n<p>Delhi Police did not respond to CPJ\u2019s request for comment on the alleged assaults and phone seizures. The Supreme Court\u2019s request for clarification on the prohibitory orders includes a demand that all CCTV footage related to the detentions be preserved.<\/p>\n<h2>CJP founder\u2019s stance and potential arrest<\/h2>\n<p>Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the CJP, defended the right to peaceful protest in a post on X, emphasizing that demanding answers from the government, protesting injustice and questioning public officials are fundamental democratic expressions, not acts of anarchy. Dipke recounted a personal assault in Jaipur, stating he chose not to retaliate because \u201cresponding to violence with violence goes against everything we believe in.\u201d He warned that the authorities often label dissenters as anarchists simply because they refuse to stay silent.<\/p>\n<p>Late on Oct.\u202f15, Dipke warned that Delhi Police might detain him before the march, saying he was \u201cunder watch.\u201d He added, \u201cIf we have to go to jail for waving the tricolour, we are ready for it.\u201d The police, however, have not confirmed any imminent arrest.<\/p>\n<h2>Outlook for the march<\/h2>\n<p>With a large police presence, prohibitory orders in place and multiple political factions voicing both support and criticism, the Central Park Tiranga march remains a flashpoint in the ongoing debate over democratic protest and electoral integrity. Authorities continue to ask the public to avoid the area, while the CJP urges participants to exercise their constitutional right to assemble and display the national flag. The outcome of the march, and any subsequent legal or political developments, will likely shape the discourse around protest rights and the role of the Election Commission in the months ahead.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Oct.\u202f16, Delhi Police allowed a limited Tiranga march while urging the public to stay away, as political parties clash over the protest demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[1403,1938,1840,2984,2985],"class_list":["post-2702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cjp","tag-delhi-protest","tag-election-commission","tag-journalist-safety","tag-political-protests","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}