In a bid to curb the heavy traffic and provide safety to the public around the Indira Gandhi International airport (IGIA), the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has banned protest, public meetings and demonstration in and around the airport area.
Further, if a person or any group assembles in a group of five or more will be punished under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code. Also, carrying of firearms, banners, placards, lathis, spears, swords, sticks, brickbats and picketing or demonstrating dharnas in any public area in and around the IGI Aiport, terminal-I and including Aerocity will be punished.
“Reports have been received indicating that such conditions now exist that u restricted holding of protest and public meetings are likely to cause obstruction to traffic and danger to human and aircrafts in and around IGI airport. Therefore if is necessary to take speedy measures to prevent danger to human life, safety of aircrafts and disturbance of public tranquility in the area,” stated Ramesh Chand, Assistant Commissioner of Police, IGI airport.
The sub-division of airport authority has also written to all the concerned authority including New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), Municipal Corporation of Delhi ,
Delhi Cantonment areas, all the police stations and all Deputy Commissioners of Police and Assistant Commissioner of Police to restrict t all kind of demonstration and public meetings for a period of 60 days till September.