Security tightened as CJP warns of fresh protests over FIRs

Heightened security deployment will remain in force across New Delhi and Central Delhi districts to maintain law and order as the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) warned of fresh protests if FIRs registered against demonstrators are not withdrawn.

Responding to the development, a senior police officer said adequate deployment of Delhi Police personnel and paramilitary forces would remain around Jantar Mantar and other sensitive locations in New Delhi and Central Delhi to ensure law and order is maintained.

“Force will be deployed to monitor the current situation and maintain law and order in and around the Jantar Mantar area. However, Jantar Mantar is a designated protest site and security always remains high there,” the officer said.

Police are keeping a close watch on the situation and have strengthened security arrangements as a precautionary measure to prevent untoward incidents, the officer said.

Addressing a press conference here, CJP national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said the issue of withdrawal of FIRs against protesters was discussed during the third round of talks with the Centre before the 36-day protest at the Jantar Mantar was called off.

“In the third round of talks, we had agreed that all FIRs filed against protesters and organisers across the country would be withdrawn and no new FIR would be filed against any organiser and protester in future,” he said.

Ranka said if the written agreement was not received by Tuesday and protesters and organisers arrested in connection with the agitation were not released, the outfit would be “forced to protest again”.