The Center has ordered deployment of 20 additional CRPF companies in Delhi to beef up security measures in view of the CJP protests and demonstrations by various political parties, officials said on Wednesday.
The troops, all from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), are being airlifted from West Bengal after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) ordered their immediate deployment in the national capital on Tuesday night.
A total of 20 CRPF companies are being airlifted from Kolkata for deployment in Delhi to enhance law and order in view of the CJP protests, demonstrations by various political parties and the ongoing Parliament session, official sources in the security establishment told PTI.
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They said multiple instances of violent clashes during recent protests necessitated this immediate deployment.
They said that these companies were deployed in West Bengal for the Parliament elections held there a few months ago and they were asked to stay back at the request of the state government.
The CRPF has a strength of about 100 personnel.
Around 30 companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and specialized anti-riot unit Rapid Action Force (RAF) have been provided by the Center to the Delhi Police to beef up security measures in view of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest and the monsoon session of Parliament that began on July 20, officials said.
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