Live: Delhi's Palika Bazaar nearly empty before CJP march, shopkeeper says he's upset

CJP Tiranga March Live Updates: The Delhi Police has deployed around 6,000 personnel ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) 'Lehra Do Tiranga' march at Connaught Place's Central Park at 5 pm today, with traffic restrictions and prohibitory orders in force. The outfit has called on supporters to gather at Central Park carrying the national flag, while urging parallel marches in other cities. Traders have opposed the march and moved the court, saying protests over the past three weeks have affected their sales. Amid this, Dipke responded saying that businesses do not suffer because of peaceful protests. The march comes after CJP members Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to judicial custody after they trespassed on the Jantar Mantar, now denotified as a protest site, and waved the national flag. Traffic diversions are in place across 21 roads and junctions in and around Connaught Place. Follow indiatoday.in for live updates.

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The famous Palika Bazaar, an underground market in Delhi's Connaught Place, sees a low footfall ahead of the CJP's proposed 'Lehra Do Tiranga' march. (Photo: ANI)

A video posted by news agency ANI showed the moment when a group of Delhi Police personnel entered the house of CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke in central Delhi's Jhandewalan. Dipke had called for a 'Lehra Do Tiranga' march at Central Park at 5 pm.

Traders at Delhi's Palika Bazaar, an underground AC market, have complained of a sharp downturn in business amid repeated protests in the national capital, with the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) proposed 'Lehra Do Tiranga' gathering at Connaught Place's Central Park adding to concerns over further disruption.

“There are new protests being held daily. The work has stopped entirely. We are all very upset. This is the time of the festivals, but the market is empty,” a trader said, describing the impact of the demonstrations on business.

Visuals from the spot showed the iconic market nearly empty even during Navratri.