Jantar Mantar protest: Delhi hotels allege booking curbs; traders fear hit to business
Delhi hotel associations report that police have requested they restrict bookings for local residents ahead of a planned protest at Jantar Mantar. Traders and hoteliers have expressed concern over the impact on business and the logistical difficulty of screening guests for political affiliations.
Why it matters
The situation highlights the tension between heightened security measures for public order and the operational freedom of local businesses.
NEW DELHI: Hotel associations in Delhi have claimed that police have asked them to refrain from accepting fresh room bookings from customers coming from Delhi-NCR and to verify whether visitors are tourists or could be protesters or their supporters.The alleged directions come ahead of the Oct 10 protest at Jantar Mantar, called by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Left students’ outfits and AAP’s student wing, demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The move is a part of heightened security arrangements in the capital.While hotel associations have circulated messages to their members about the alleged instructions, the development has triggered mixed reactions among traders. Some have expressed concern over the practical difficulties of screening guests.
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