Ajit Singh’s bungalow row: Traffic jams in city as cops barricade roads
25 Sept 2014 4:53 AM IST
Police said that the gathering was ‘illegal’ and all those trying to participate in the ‘Jat Mahapanchayat’ will be detained.
The barricading of major roads around Tughlaq Road caused traffic snarls in various parts of central
and south Delhi in the morning rush hour. The cascading effect was felt at INA, Teen Murti, Aurangzeb Road, Rajesh Pilot Road and several other roundabouts as traffic remained heavy.
The bungalow is currently occupied by Charan Singh’s son RLD chief Ajit Singh who has refused to evict the government property and has demanded that the bungalow be converted into a memorial to his father.
The government, however, had rejected the demand, saying the Union Cabinet in 2000 had banned conversion of government bungalows into memorials.
According to a Delhi Traffic Police official, Prithviraj Road and Safdarjung Road were open for traffic but roads around Tughlaq Road including Arvindo Chowk have been shut down for normal traffic.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Metro shut down Race Course stations in view of the protests over the vacation of RLD leader Ajit Singh’s official bungalow. The station was closed for more than 11 hours for the public. It was closed from 8.20 am and reopened at 7.25 pm. The Delhi Metro Race Course Metro station on its Yellow Line — runs between Jahangirpuri in north Delhi and HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon.
‘As advised by the police, Race Course Metro station has been closed for public from 8.20 am till further directions,’ said a Delhi Metro official.
Additional Commissioner of Police SBS Tyagi told the media: ‘Yes, we have asked the Delhi Metro to shut down the station. Let us see how the situation develops.’ He added that adequate barricading has also been done in view of the protests.
Singh, who will shift to a three-bedroom house in south Delhi has demanded to convert the 12, Tughlak Road bungalow occupied by him into a memorial dedicated to his father Charan Singh. This had led to clashes between police and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) workers on 19 September and left about 200 farmers and policemen injured.
The barricading of major roads around Tughlaq Road caused traffic snarls in various parts of central
and south Delhi in the morning rush hour. The cascading effect was felt at INA, Teen Murti, Aurangzeb Road, Rajesh Pilot Road and several other roundabouts as traffic remained heavy.
The bungalow is currently occupied by Charan Singh’s son RLD chief Ajit Singh who has refused to evict the government property and has demanded that the bungalow be converted into a memorial to his father.
The government, however, had rejected the demand, saying the Union Cabinet in 2000 had banned conversion of government bungalows into memorials.
According to a Delhi Traffic Police official, Prithviraj Road and Safdarjung Road were open for traffic but roads around Tughlaq Road including Arvindo Chowk have been shut down for normal traffic.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Metro shut down Race Course stations in view of the protests over the vacation of RLD leader Ajit Singh’s official bungalow. The station was closed for more than 11 hours for the public. It was closed from 8.20 am and reopened at 7.25 pm. The Delhi Metro Race Course Metro station on its Yellow Line — runs between Jahangirpuri in north Delhi and HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon.
‘As advised by the police, Race Course Metro station has been closed for public from 8.20 am till further directions,’ said a Delhi Metro official.
Additional Commissioner of Police SBS Tyagi told the media: ‘Yes, we have asked the Delhi Metro to shut down the station. Let us see how the situation develops.’ He added that adequate barricading has also been done in view of the protests.
Singh, who will shift to a three-bedroom house in south Delhi has demanded to convert the 12, Tughlak Road bungalow occupied by him into a memorial dedicated to his father Charan Singh. This had led to clashes between police and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) workers on 19 September and left about 200 farmers and policemen injured.
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