Delhi Police denies RTI request regarding security arrangements for farmers’ parade on Republic Day

By Odisha Bhaskar Bureau On Mar 19, 2021 at 6:35 PM

DELHI, INDIA - DECEMBER 18: Farmers shout slogans as they participate in a protest at the Delhi Singhu border on December 18, 2020 in Delhi, India. Hundreds of thousands of farmers from surrounding states have been protesting on the outskirts of Delhi for weeks, blockading highways leading to the capital. Farmers say they are protesting against laws that deregulate the sale of crops, which they say will put them at risk of losing their livelihoods and land to big corporations. The government has said that the reforms are necessary to improve the efficiency of the agricultural sector, which is heavily dependent on government subsidies to survive. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images)

New Delhi, 19/3: The Delhi police have denied the request for information on the details of security arrangements made for the farmers’ rally on Republic Day. The farmer’s parade on Republic day had turned violent.

Replying to an RTI filed in this regard, the Delhi Police headquarters said that the information regarding the security arrangements on the day “is directly related to security administration” and “can be misused”.

The police said that releasing the information may create “national security concerns”.

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