Goa, Oct. 16 -- Bengaluru Police have denied permission for the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) planned Tiranga March, citing a Karnataka High Court order that designates Freedom Park as the authorised venue for protests in the city.

According to the organisers, the march was scheduled to begin at Town Hall at 4 pm on Friday and conclude at the Quit India Memorial. However, a senior police officer said permission was refused because the proposed route and starting point did not comply with the designated protest arrangements.

The development comes amid ongoing police action against CJP leaders in connection with a separate protest in New Delhi.

The Tiranga March was being organised in association with Jagruta Karnataka, the Karnataka uni...