Rahul Gandhi to appear before ED: Traffic movement to be affected in central Delhi due to road closures

PTI

New Delhi, June 21

Traffic movement will be affected in parts of central Delhi on Tuesday as former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will appear before the Enforcement Directorate for the fifth time in a money-laundering probe linked to the National Herald newspaper.

To avoid inconvenience to the public, Delhi Traffic Police said they had made special arrangements and urged commuters to avoid certain routes.

The movement of traffic will not be possible on Motilal Nehru Marg, Akbar Road, Janpath and Man Singh Road between 8 am and noon, it said on Twitter.

"Kindly avoid Gol Methi junction, Tughlak Road Junction, Claridges Junction, Q-point Junction, Sunehri Masjid Junction, Maulana Azad Road Junction & Man Singh Road Junction between 0800 hrs & 1200 hrs. Due to special arrangements there will be heavy traffic movement on these roads," it tweeted.

In another tweet, the traffic police said inward movement of buses would be restricted beyond Gol Dak Khana Junction, Patel Chowk, Windsor Place, Teen Murti Chowk and Prithviraj Road.

"Kindly avoid Netaji Subhash Marg, Nishadraj Marg between 6 am and 9 am due to special traffic arrangements.

"Kindly avoid SP Marg, Dhaula Kuan Flyover and Gurgaon road between 12.45 pm & 1.15 pm due to special traffic arrangements," it said in another tweet.

The probe pertains to alleged financial irregularities in the party-promoted Young Indian that owns the National Herald newspaper. It is published by the Associated Journals Limited.

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