Delhi Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Saturday granted power to the police commissioner to apprehend anyone under National Security Act (NSA). The NSA allows preventive detention of an individual for months if the authorities feel that the individual is a threat to the national security, and law and order. The Lieutenant Governor's order comes ahead of Independence Day and at a time farmers protesting against the Centre's three agriculture laws have been holding 'Kisan Sansad' at central Delhi's Jantar Mantar. The area around Parliament in heart of Delhi are heavily barricaded and additional security personnel deployed in the wake of the 'Kisan Sansad'. Earlier this month, Delhi Police Commissioner Balaji Srivastava had issued order, prohibiting the flying of aerial objects like drones, paragliders, and hot air balloons, ahead of Independence Day celebrations.

Source: Hindustan Times July 24, 2021 05:48 UTC