: Delhi HC asks police to evict protestors outside Arvind Kejriwal’s house, cites Covid guidelines #IndiaNEWS The Delhi High Court on Friday said that the protestors outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s

Delhi HC asks police to evict protestors outside Arvind Kejriwal’s house, cites Covid guidelines #IndiaNEWS
The Delhi High Court on Friday said that the protestors outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence should be evicted when the state disaster management authority has prohibited political and other gatherings in the city till December 31 due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported PTI.The court was hearing a plea by the Civil Lines Residents Association, represented by Advocate Rohit Bhagat, against the ongoing protest outside Kejriwal’s residence on grounds that it was blocking the road and causing inconvenience to residents.Mayors and local body representatives of the Bharatiya Janata Party have been staging a sit-in protest and indefinite hunger strike outside Kejriwal’s residence, demanding Rs 13,000 crore for civic bodies, which they claim, the state government owes them. The protest entered its 12th day on Friday.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva on Friday said that the court expects the police to take appropriate steps to implement the Covid-19 related directions of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority. He also pointed out that the provisions of Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code, usually used to curb any gathering of more than four people, has been imposed in the area near the chief minister’s residence.The directions by the court came after it was informed by Delhi Police that it had provided copies...Read more

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