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Amit Shah reviews Delhi security at police headquarters with Rekha Gupta

The Home Minister's meeting with the Chief Minister and senior officers came as protests against the Election Commission continue and the INDIA bloc prepares for a 1 November rally at Ramlila Maidan.

From the editorial desk · New DelhiPublished
Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta (centre) with Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena (file photo)
Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta (centre) with Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena (file photo)Photo: Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Secretariat of Delhi, Government of Delhi, India / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

Key points

  1. Amit Shah chaired a security review meeting at Delhi Police headquarters on Saturday.
  2. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and senior Delhi Police officers attended.
  3. The INDIA bloc plans a 1 November rally at Ramlila Maidan in the capital.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting on security in the capital at the Delhi Police headquarters on Saturday evening, with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and senior police officers in attendance.

Shah had been expected to go over the law and order situation in the national capital with the force’s top officers. No readout of what was discussed or decided had been released by Saturday night.

The review came at a busy time for the Delhi Police, which reports to the Home Ministry. Opposition parties and student groups have been protesting for weeks against the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, and opposition parties have demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

On Friday, Left parties and student leaders marched near Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, and traffic police diverted vehicles between 1 pm and 5 pm for an expected movement towards Jantar Mantar. At Jamia Millia Islamia, five students have been on a hunger strike for 13 days, demanding that the student union be restored and the Chief Proctor removed.

A rally on 1 November

The Congress and its INDIA bloc partners are preparing for a rally at Ramlila Maidan on 1 November. The Chamber of Trade and Industry has asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to put it off until after 10 November, citing the effect on business during the festive season.

The meeting also falls in the run-up to Chhath. Earlier on Saturday, Gupta reviewed the festival arrangements along the Munak Canal.