Connaught Place Early Closure: Shops, offices, and restaurants in Connaught Place (CP) were asked to close by 6:30 pm on Thursday, July 23, as a precautionary measure ahead of the ongoing CJP protest near Jantar Mantar and central Delhi. The advisory was issued by the New Delhi Traders Association (NDTA) after it said it received telephonic advice from the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).
According to the advisory, the early closure was ordered because of the “critical situation” in and around Connaught Place. Traders were asked to shut shops to avoid any unpleasant incident, damage to property, or injuries if the security situation deteriorated.
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Connaught Place Early Closure
This move is coming amid heightened security in central Delhi, after clashes during earlier CJP protests. Lots of police personnel have been sent out around Jantar Mantar, Parliament Street, Connaught Place and officials say they are bracing for fresh demonstrations.
Right now, authorities have not announced any curfew, nor officially said that force will be used. The advisory calls the closure a preventive measure, because of security worries, not something tied to any confirmed incident. Political leaders, including AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, have criticized the security build-up but those comments are more of political reactions, not official explanations.
Sharing the advisory on X, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said, “Order to close all shops in CP by 6:30 PM this evening and intense security. Piles of ambulances. Will the central government once again attack its students at Jantar Mantar today?”
