Bengaluru, Oct. 16 -- The Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) plan to hold a Tiranga March through central Bengaluru on Friday hit a hurdle after police refused permission to assemble at Town Hall, citing restrictions on demonstrations outside designated venues.

The organisers said they were awaiting a formal response and maintained that the proposed event was a peaceful march scheduled to start at 4 pm from Town Hall and end at the Quit India Memorial near Mysuru Bank Circle on Kempegowda Road.

CJP, Jagrata Karnataka and My Vote, My Right planned to bring together between 200 and 300 participants.

A senior police officer said the request had not been approved because the party had publicised its plan to gather at Town Hall on social media. ...