CJI Denies Meeting to INDIA Bloc; Metro Stations Shut Ahead of Supreme Court March

Chief Justice of India has declined a request for a meeting with leaders of the INDIA bloc, stating that the Chief Election Commissioner appointment matter is already pending before the Supreme Court and holding such an engagement would be inappropriate. The decision comes ahead of a planned march by opposition leaders from Barakhamba Road and Connaught Place towards the Supreme Court. In view of the scheduled demonstration and a counter-protest planned on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, Delhi Police have heightened security, barricaded key roads, and implemented traffic diversions across central Delhi. Entry and exit gates at six major Delhi Metro stations, including Barakhamba Road, Mandi House, Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat, and Janpath, have been shut. The closures and barricading have caused disruption to commuters on Monday morning, forcing passengers to walk significant distances amid limited availability of local transport.