Petition filed in SC against Delhi Police's prohibitory order banning assemblies, protest
New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the prohibitory order issued by Delhi Police, which bans the assembly of five or more persons, dharnas, and protests in the capital from September 30 to October 5.
The prohibitory order was imposed under s. 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), previously s. 144 of the CrPC. The order cited intelligence inputs indicating that some unsocial elements might attempt to create a disturbance during the first week of October.
The Delhi Police, led by Commissioner Sanjay Arora, stated in the order that multiple organisations have given calls for protests, demonstrations, and campaigns during this period. The Commissioner highlighted that the atmosphere in Delhi is sensitive due to several issues, including the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill, the Shahi Idgah issue in Sadar Bazaar, and the politically charged MCD Standing Committee elections.
The order also notes the heavy movement of VVIPs and dignitaries on October 2, Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, and ongoing assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana, necessitating heightened surveillance and regulation of public gatherings.
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Trump’s fresh threat to bomb Iran amid reports of deal to end war
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with more bombing if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz, amid a report that the warring sides were nearing an agreement to end the war.
US media outlet Axios reported, quoting US officials and two other sources, that the US and Iran were getting close to a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations.
The US expects Iranian responses on several key points over the next 48 hours, Axios reported, adding that nothing has been agreed yet. This was the closest the parties had been to an agreement since the war began.
"Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
"If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before," Trump said.
According to Axios, the deal would involve Iran committing to a moratorium on nuclear enrichment, the US agreeing to lift its sanctions and release billions in frozen Iranian funds, and both sides lifting restrictions around transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
It said many of the terms laid out in the memo would be contingent on a final agreement being reached, leaving the possibility of renewed war or an extended limbo in which the hot war has stopped, but nothing is truly resolved.
