Delhi Police has apologized to the Supreme Court regarding the restrictions imposed on the proposed demonstration of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on October 10. Presenting his side on the contempt petition filed in this case, Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar presented an unconditional apology in the apex court. However, the Police Commissioner also defended the steps taken by the police, calling them necessary. He said that appropriate and legal action was taken in time, which helped in averting a major law and order situation.
Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar said that precautionary measures were taken on October 10 based on intelligence inputs and assessment of the ground situation. He argued that Delhi is the capital of the country, hence the steps taken and measures taken by the police should be seen in this context.
Home Secretary also apologized unconditionally
Hearing in this case was held on Thursday before the bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi. Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan also apologized unconditionally to the Supreme Court in the contempt case. The case pertains to alleged violation of the court's direction not to completely shut down metro and rail services. The Home Secretary said in his affidavit that a request was received from Delhi Police to shut down mobile internet services for a day till 10 pm on October 10. He said the request was considered in accordance with law and found appropriate and necessary considering the gravity of the situation as well as the need to prevent deterioration of public order in the national capital.
Police had imposed many restrictions on October 10
It is noteworthy that Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) had announced a demonstration in Delhi on October 10. The police had imposed several precautionary restrictions to prevent the proposed demonstration without permission. During this period, dozens of trains coming to Delhi were cancelled, while a decision was taken to close the gates of 57 stations of Delhi Metro. Apart from this, mobile internet services also remained closed within a radius of about 4 kilometers of New Delhi. A petition was filed in the Supreme Court against these restrictions. The apex court had directed that such comprehensive restrictions should not be imposed which cause unnecessary trouble to the common people. After this, the number of metro stations with closed gates was reduced from 57 to 45.
The court had issued a notice of contempt
The petitioners again approached the Supreme Court regarding the restrictions. On October 11, the court had said that those who filed the contempt petition had prima facie presented sufficient grounds in support of their allegations. The petitioners alleged that the Supreme Court's direction not to completely shut down metro and rail services during the protest was violated. On this, the bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi had issued contempt notice to Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Chairperson D. Thara.
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