For Massive Ram Navami Rally…
New Delhi: On Thursday, 30 March 2023, A massive Ram Navami procession was held in Delhi's Jahangir Puri amid heavy police deployment. Ram Navami is being celebrated on March 30 this year.
A riot control force was deployed in the area ahead of the rally.
On Wednesday, Police denied the request of leaders to hold a 5-kilometer rally in the area. Police asked them to restrict their celebrations to a particular park.
The group had sought permission to hold a 'Shree Ram Bhagwan Pratima Yatra' in North-West Delhi's Jahangirpuri, which was rocked by violence during a Hanuman Jayanti procession last year.
Police said that permission for praying at a park on Ramzan has also been denied.
Last year, clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri in Delhi on April 16, leaving eight police personnel and a local resident severely injured.
According to the police, there was stone-throwing and arson during the clashes, and some vehicles were also torched.
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