India, July 24 -- The Delhi Police on Wednesday rejected social media claims linking the Centre's decision to empower the Commissioner of Police to invoke the National Security Act (NSA) with the ongoing CJP protests, calling such reports misleading. The police said the Union government's decision to authorise the Delhi Police Commissioner to order preventive detention under the NSA for three months, from July 19 to October 18, was a routine quarterly measure. The National Security Act permits preventive detention for up to one year without formal charges if the government or police deem it necessary in the interest of national security or public order. "The notification empowers the Delhi Police Commissioner to exercise detention powers under the NSA for three months, from July 19 to October 18. It is not related in any way to the CJP protests and is merely a routine order," the police said in a statement. Police said the order was issued on July 7, before the CJP protests began, and took effect on July 19 as part of a routine quarterly renewal. It urged the public to ignore misinformation linking the notification to the protests.
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