The Indian Army establishment at Delhi Cantonment area on Wednesday served a notice to the protesters at Old Nangal village and asked them to vacate the area in view of security concerns and the forthcoming Independence Day celebrations.
“The Army establishment of Delhi Cantonment has served a notice to the protesters on Old Nangal road to remove the tents and obstacles so that the Army services can resume normally in view of upcoming Independence Day,” said Ingit Pratap Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Southwest district.
The copy of the letter marked to Delhi Police asked them to remove the protesters from the close vicinity of military units/establishments to avoid any security hazard.
“It is intimated that a protest has taken place near FOL Depot which is in close vicinity of the Central Vehicle Depot, Delhi Cantonment since Monday.
It is intimated that a number of logistic units (major & minor) alongwith serving soldiers are residing in & area around the protest. These logistic units are facing a lot of administration problems due to the protest,” the letter stated.