India, Oct. 9 -- Traffic in central Delhi was disrupted for a third consecutive day on Thursday. Heavy security deployment, barricading and a series of Delhi Traffic Police advisories accompanied the INDIA bloc's protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Commuters were advised to avoid stretches around Rajghat, Kishan Ghat Road and Minto Road, and to use public transport.

Security was tightened from the morning around the Sansad Marg roundabout, the Election Commission office at Nirvachan Sadan and Jantar Mantar. On Thursday, Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita had been imposed in several parts of the capital. Delhi Police station house officers have been told to track buses headed towards the New Delhi...