Amid the hearing in the Supreme Court on unprecedented security arrangements made by the Delhi Police over the planned protest by the Cockroach Janta Party, the Centre on Friday brought up alleged sexual harassment of a woman police personnel during the recent Congress agitation in the national capital.
The remarks came a few days after three women journalists alleged they faced sexual harassment from police personnel.
The remarks came a few days after three women journalists alleged they faced sexual harassment from police personnel, and three months after several CJP protesters made similar allegations. “Young people, elderly all travel. The court suggested that the authorities strike a balance while imposing restrictions so that ordinary citizens are neither inconvenienced nor exposed to danger.
CPI(M) General Secretary MA Baby approached the Supreme Court against the closure of 57 Delhi Metro stations and the cancellation of trains scheduled to reach New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin on October 10, alleging the measures were arbitrary, disproportionate, and without legal authority.
The Supreme Court told the Centre there can’t be a complete prohibition on Metro and other train services. “You can’t use a sledgehammer to kill a fly”, it remarked. Commuters have a right to basic facilities,” the court told the Centre’s lawyer, asking for the number of closed Metro stations to be brought down. “There is a distinction between restriction and complete closure,” the court added.
