Delhi Metro closes 16 stations as student protest intensifies at Jantar Mantar 
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Delhi Metro closes 16 stations as student protest intensifies at Jantar Mantar

DMRC cites security reasons, while interchange services remain available at Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House and Central Secretariat

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New Delhi: Sixteen Delhi Metro stations, including Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat, Mandi House, ITO and Khan Market, were closed on Thursday morning till further instructions due to security reasons, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said.

The development comes as the crowd swelled at the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar.

However, interchange facility shall remain available at Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House and Central Secretariat metro stations.

"Lok Kalyan Marg, Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, Ramakrishna Ashram Marg, Barakhamba Road, Supreme Court, Seva Teerth, Janpath, Mandi House, Central Secretariat, ITO, Delhi Gate, Indraprastha, Khan Market, Jor Bagh and Shivaji Stadium metro stations have been closed till further instructions," the DMRC said in a post on X.

This report was published from a wire feed. Apart from the headline, the EdexLive Desk has not edited the copy.

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